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