Ch 5, 6, 7, 8, 18 - for final

Question 1

Technicians play a vital role in _____ owners about their pet’s normal _____ and appropriate _____ to problem ______.

Answer 1

educating
behavior
responses
behavior

Question 2

Veterinary technician specialist in behavior provide?

Answer 2

behavior-specific education and patient assessment

also suited for work with board-certified veterinary behavioralists because of knowing behavior modification techniques

Question 3

What is it called when an owners projects human perspective onto an animal?

Answer 3

anthropomorphizing

Question 4

Encourage owners of pets to describe “what” instead of their perspective of what their animals is feeling?

Answer 4

describe only the actions of the animal

Question 5

Potential questions to ask clients who’s pets presents a behavior problem.

Answer 5

When was this behavior first noted?
What triggers tend to elicit the behavior?
How often does the behavior occur?
Where does the behavior occur?
Does the behavior seem to be increasing in frequency? Worsening in severity?

Question 6

Animals are unlikely to possess a sense of _______ and most likely do not take actions or make decisions based upon a sense of ______ or _____.

Answer 6

morality

right or wrong

Question 7

The impetus (the force or energy with which a body moves) for an animal’s behavior is mostly likely to be based on whether a previous behavior made the animal feel ______ or ______.

Answer 7

good or bad

Question 8

Behaviors that made an animal feel good are often _______. Behaviors that gave rise to negativity are _______.

Answer 8

repeated

avoided

Question 9

Most animals do not perform behaviors out of _____ or _____. Understanding this helps to move owners from feeling ______ to feeling ______.

Answer 9

spite or anger

angry, empathy

Question 10

What are the reasons to competently restrain an animal?

Answer 10

to control an animal so it can receive medical are
to prevent the animal from harming itself while it is receiving medical care
to protect personnel

Question 11

Most aggressive behavior in dogs or cats are based on?

Answer 11

based on fear or the perception of a threat

Question 12

Why is urine collected?

Answer 12

gross and microscopic analyses and for culture

Question 13

What are the common collection techniques?

Answer 13

• obtaining urine as the patient voids
• manual expression of the bladder
• cystocentesis
• catheterization of the bladder

Question 14

What is displacement behavior in fearful pets?

Answer 14

A coping mechanism intended to help the pet reduce its anxiety level (i.e.: yawning, licking lips in dogs, etc.)

Question 15

What can you use to improve the perception of aromas for cats?

Answer 15

feline facial pheromone spray

Question 16

What can you use to help dogs anxiety level in the clinic?

Answer 16

dog-appeasing pheromone spray

Question 17

What can be seen as threatening behaviors by a cat or dog in a human?

Answer 17

staring directly at dog or cat, and approaching from the front and too quickly, placing hands on hips or appearing tall, making excessive large arm movements, clapping hands, and making loud noises

Question 18

How should you approach a dog or cat?

Answer 18

approach at an angle from the side and in a nonthreatening manner, try to appear smaller and nonthreatening, speak gently in a soft tone while saying the pet’s name, keep movements purposeful and deliberate, move at a moderately steady and consistent pace

Question 19

Stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system does what?

Answer 19

increases HR and blood pressure, increases blood flow to the skeletal muscles, lungs, and brain, and causes other changes in the body that prepare the animal to avoid a threat flight or fight