Unit 1 Flashcards
Basing professional interventions on research findings
Evidence based practice
Anatomical structure responsible for the “relaxation response”
Vagus nerve
A physical benefit of HAI?
Pet owners are more likely to survive one year after a heart attack (Friedmann)
Stimuli reception modes when people interact with animals?
Tactile, olfactory, visual, and auditory senses
Hormone indicating lowered stress during HAI?
Cortisol
Research outcome for HAI and older adults regarding stressful life events (Siegel)?
Pet ownership buffers stressful life events
The feeling that animals will not judge you?
Unconditional love and acceptance
Perceptions of school-age children of their roles with their pets (Trienbenbacher)?
Special friends, important family members, and providers of social interaction, affection, and emotional support
Provides training and certification for AAT & AAA animals?
What is Pet Partners (Delta Society)?
Research currently needed out of HAI studies to improve validity and reliability
Determination of “dosage” of HAI
Role of animals during Erikson’s “trust vs. mistrust” phase of development?
Warmth and protection
Role of companion animals during the young adulthood period (intimacy vs. isolation)?
Fall-back of social support
Erikson’s role of pets for older adults (Integrity vs. Despair)?
Companions & sources of activity
Role of dogs during WW2?
Scouts for bombs, transporting messages, and carrying key supplies
Historical effect on the role of companion animals during the technology age?
Increasing need for interaction with the natural world, thus great popularity for pets
Term for a show where dogs are judged based on their appearance?
Conformation
Someone whose occupation consists of showing the dogs of other people?
Professional handler
Dogs compete by following a human scent trail in this event?
Tracking
Judges at dog shows use this ideal type to compare each dog’s appearance?
Breed Standard
Any breed of dog can be trained to participate in this equestrian style obstacle course competition for dogs?
Dog agility
Service animals that can go anywhere a human companion can go?
Service animal rights
This company partnered with the National Institutes of Health and helped fund HAI research?
Mars
Term used to describe human characteristics being attributed to animals?
Anthropomorphism
Too few studies conducted, small sample sizes, lack of randomization in experiments?
HAI research limitations
The study of behavior?
Ethology
Use of horseback riding as a therapeutic or rehabilitative treatment?
Hippotherapy
Study of relationships between humans and animals?
Anthrozoology
Keeping a pet?
Pet ownership
Reciprocal feelings of connectedness?
Human animal bond (HAB)
Visitation, NOT therapy
Animal Assisted Activity (AAA)
Goal-directed therapy specific for patient?
Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT)
Any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability regardless of certification?
Service/Assistance Animals (ADA)
Role of animal during Erikson’s Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt (2nd year)?
Animal can be playmate
Role of animal during Erikson’s Initiative vs. Guilt (3-5 yrs)?
Animal must be treated kindly, responds in kind
Role of animal during Erikson’s Industry vs. Inferiority (6-puberty)?
Animal needs care, love unconditionally
Role of animals during Erikson’s Generatively vs. Stagnation (middle adulthood)?
Animal is member of family, needs care
