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Practice questions 2 Flashcards

1
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"The scientific study of animal behavior, especially as it occurs in a natural environment" is the definition of:
A. Tinbergen's questions
B. Sensitization 
C. Ethology
D. Learning
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C. Ethology

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T/F: Prevention of injury to an owner, between animals, and to oneself is part of the benefits of studying animal behavior.

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True

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3
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Describe Taste Aversion Learning.

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A.

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4
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What are some CNS structures involved in fear, anxiety, and stress?

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A.

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What factors should you rule out before dx with behavior problem

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What are some physical changes that occur in CDS?

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6
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Define displacement activity.

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Describe hallucinatory compulsions

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7
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Describe locomotion CDs

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Define compulsion.

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8
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What are some alternative therapies to CDS?

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What should a CDS diet/supplements be?

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9
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What is an obsession?

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Describe aggression compulsions

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10
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Describe vocal compulsions

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Describe ingestive compulsions

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11
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Describe grooming compulsions

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How do you classify CDs?

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12
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How do you diagnose compulsion disorders?

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What are some acquired causes of CD?

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13
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What drugs treat CDS?

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What are some common compulsive disorders by species?

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14
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Define compulsive disorder

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Define stereotypy

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15
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Define redirected behavior.

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What drugs are used to treat CDs?

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16
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Define vacuum activity.

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Describe the Senior Pet Checklist

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17
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How can you treat CDs?

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What are some common behavioral complaints of geriatric dogs

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18
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What is Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome (CDS)

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How can you treat CDS?

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19
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Describe hyperactivity and vocalization in geriatric cats.

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Describe house soiling in geriatric cats

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20
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Describe aggression in geriatric dogs.

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How do you diagnose CDS?

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21
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Describe good vs bad stress

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When do SA behaviors occur?

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22
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Define extinction.

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Describe excitement urination.

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23
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Describe Operant conditioning.

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What are the goals of the AVSAB- American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior?

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24
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Who are the 3 Nobel Laureates in Medicine for behavior?

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What are pros/cons with filling history sheet out at home

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25
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How can you recognize anxiety?

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Describe protective aggression.

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26
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Describe Territorial aggression.

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Describe fear aggression.

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27
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What are some other therapies for anxiety?

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What drugs can help with anxiety?

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28
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What can DS/CxC treat?

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Why is flooding bad?

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29
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Why might classical conditioning be a TX in anxiety?

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Describe maternal aggression.

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30
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What are relaxed signals?

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Define ethogram.

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31
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How can you treat fears?

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How can you measure reliability of studies?

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32
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Describe possessive aggression.

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Describe all occurrence sampling.

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33
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Describe point sampling.

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Describe focal sampling.

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34
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Describe ad libitum sampling.

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What drugs can you treat generalized/fearful anxiety with?

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35
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Describe aggression toward humans.

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Name some sampling methods in gathering behavioral data.

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36
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What are some factors when treating an aggressive dog

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What is metacommunication?

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37
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Name the 4 questions of importance to animal behavior.

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Define an event and the information it gives.

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38
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Pro/Con with direct interview

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Define a state and the information it gives.

39
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Define empirical description.

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How can you empirically measure behavior?

40
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What are signs of submission/fear/anxiety?

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What are signs of alert/dominance/confidence?

41
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What do dogs use for ritual signaling?

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What is a dogs sensitive period for dogs, humans, and environment?

42
Q

When you should adopt puppies?

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Give an example of canine signaling.

43
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Name some categories of information on history sheet

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time-savers

44
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Define Phylogeny.

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Define Ontogeny.

45
Q

Describe the cause of the behavior.

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Define Positive.

46
Q

Name some common behavior problems of dogs.

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Habituation vs. sensitization

47
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Define Reinforcement.

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Describe ratio schedules

48
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What are some behavioral causes for inappropriate elimination?

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Describe status-related aggression

49
Q

What medical causes could explain inapp. Elimination?

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Describe cat-cat fights.

50
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How should you medicate fearful/victim cats

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Describe pain aggression.

51
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How can you medicate aggressive cats

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Describe Sexual aggression.

52
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Describe play aggression

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Describe redirected aggression.

53
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How should you introduce a new cat?

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Describe petting intolerance.

54
Q

Define Punishment.

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Define Negative.

55
Q

Name some common behavior problems of cats.

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Describe Classical Conditioning

56
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What are some environmental changes for SA?

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What is the most common misconception about SA?

57
Q

How can you teach the dog to be left alone?

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What are some IE differentials?

58
Q

What is the goal of TX of SA?

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How can you treat IE?

59
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How do you diagnose SA?

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When is SA triggered?

60
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What is SA?

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How can you treat marking?

61
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What drugs can you use for SA?

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What info should you get in behavioral history?

62
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What are some medical/physical causes of IE.

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What does the number of pairings needed between US and NS depend on?

63
Q

Why do cats eliminate inappropriately

What is the difference b/t elimination and marking

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Define Extinction.

64
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What are pre-departure cues.

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Define learning.

65
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Name some common behavior problems of horses.

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Describe positive reinforcement

66
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Describe Fear aggression.

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What are some feline behaviors during grooming, playing, mating, and hunting.

67
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Describe Human-directed play aggression in the cat.

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Are cats social?

68
Q

Describe fearfully aggressive cat.

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When is a cat’s sensitive period?

69
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Describe feline dominance

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Describe counter-conditioning

70
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Describe aggression between familiar dogs.

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Describe non-household dog aggression

71
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Describe desensitization

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Describe aggression toward dogs.

72
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Describe Learned Helplessness

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Describe interval schedules

73
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Describe feline submission.

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Name some things a veterinary behaviorist does.

74
Q

What is fatigue vs learning?

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Describe prompting vs fading vs shaping

75
Q

Describe negative reinforcement

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Name some common behavior problems of birds.

76
Q

Define dishabituation.

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Describe SA in cats

77
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Give some examples of CC.

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Define sensitization.

78
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Describe positive punishment

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What is change in stimulus conditions vs learning?

79
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Describe negative punishment (time out)

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What 3 things must be met for correct punishment?

80
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Describe incomplete housetraining.

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Describe marking.

81
Q

Name some behavior products for dogs.

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Describe dominance aggression.

82
Q

What is alteration in physiological state vs. learning.

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When is punishment warranted?

83
Q

Define habituation.

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What is maturation vs learning.

84
Q

Name some behavior products for cats.

A

A.

85
Q

Name the 3 FDA approved drugs for DOGS.

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Anipryl (SA)
Clomicalm (CDS)
Reconcile (SA;no longer on the market)

86
Q 
Which of these drugs are currently FDA approved for use in cats?
A. Anipryl
B. Clomicalm
C. Both of the above
D. None of the above
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D. None of the above

87
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Which of these drugs are currently FDA approved for use in dogs for separation anxiety?
A. Clomicalm
B. Anipryl
C. Both of the above
D. None of the above
A

A. Clomicalm

Anipryl is used for dogs with cognitive dysfunction syndrome

88
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Which of these drugs can be/are used off-label for behavior issues in cats and dogs?
A. Diazepam
B. Fluoxetine 
C. Anipryl
D. A and B only
E. All of the above
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D. A and B only

Anipryl is for use in dogs only and is actually FDA approved, so it is not off-label use in dogs

89
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Name some common anxiolytics.

A

A.

90
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What info should you collect during consult?

A

A.

91
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Describe predatory aggression.

A

A.

92
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Describe submission urination.

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A.

93
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What are some common manifestations of SA?

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A.

94
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Operant conditioning: What are schedules of reinforcement?

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