166C Midterm

Question 1

True or False: When someone is talking about PTSD, PTSD is strongly linked to substance abuse disorders and to toher compulsive behaviors in military veterans

Answer 1

True

Question 2

What are some qualities of a well-trained therapy dog?

Answer 2

Google: A well-trained therapy dog possesses a calm, gentle, and patient temperament, is friendly and outgoing with people, and is obedient, well-behaved, and comfortable in various environments. They must also be comfortable with physical contact and not be easily overwhelmed.

Question 3

How are feral dogs defined?

Answer 3

Defined as dogs that are wholly unrestricted, feral dogs are not depedent on food or shelter from people

Question 4

What are some signs/symptoms of burnout in the human handler?

Answer 4

Signs: detachment, lack of motivation, feelings of inadequacy, dehumanization, deterioration of the physical or mental health of the handler
Disruptions in their interpersonal relationships have increased self-harm, etc

Question 5

What is zoonotic pathogen?

Answer 5

Zoonotic pathogen is a disease-causing organism (such as virus, bacteria, parasite, or fungus) that can be transmitted from animals to humans

Question 6

What is the definition of transitional homelessness?

Answer 6

A state of homelessness that is the result of a major life change or catastrophic event that results in a person being in an unhoused situation for less than a year; suffers from personal criss or family criss; most prominent type of homelessness

Question 7

what is zoonosis?

Answer 7

(Zoonotic disease) is an infectious disease that is transmitted from animals to humans

Question 8

Homeless people with a pet are more likely to go into housing if they have to give up their pet. True or False?

Answer 8

False

Question 9

Having a friendly pet decreases human stress and it lowers cortisol and increases oxytocin. True or False?

Answer 9

True

Question 10

What is reverse zoonosis?

Answer 10

Disease transmitted from humans to animals

Question 11

What is animal sentience?

Answer 11

Defined as the ability of animals to experience feelings

Question 12

What are neighborhood dogs?

Answer 12

Defined as dogs that are entirely free to roam, neighborhood dogs are only semi dependent on one or more families for their food or shelter

Question 13

What is the One Health Approach?

Answer 13

The one health approach to human medicine and animal health recognizes the health of humans is closely connected to the health of animals and to our shared environment

Question 14

What is Animal Assited Therapy (AAT)?

Answer 14

The use of specially trained animal to provide comfort, emotional support, and therapeutic care to people with different health challenges

Question 15

What is zooeyia?

Answer 15

Used to describe the positive benefits to the health of humans caused by out interactions with companion animals

Question 16

What must all ethical animal assisted intervetions emphasize?

Answer 16

Must emphasize the importance of the animals’ safety, comfort, and well-being

Question 17

What is anthropomorphism?

Answer 17

Can be defined as the attribution of human characteristics or behaviors to animals

Question 18

What type of trauma related stress do firefighters also experience? (Discussion Post 7)

Answer 18

Cumulative trauma-related stress

Question 19

What type of species can an Emotional Support Animal be? (Discussion Post 5)

Answer 19

An “emotional support animal” can be a cat, dog, miniature horse - any of them

Question 20

Veterans with emotional support animals often experience fewer ___ related to their mental health conditions. (Discussion Post 7).

Answer 20

Hospitalizations

Question 21

What is the general meaning of subclinical pet separation anxiety? (Discussion Post 8).

Answer 21

When pet separation anxiety causes some psychological discomfort in a pet owner but it does not interfere with the owner’s life

Question 22

In a crisis situation, what are some harmful environments to animals? (Discussion Post 6).

Answer 22

Biohazards and unhealthy air

Question 23

Which theoretical model have human animal interactions been associated with overtime? (Discussion Post 4).

Answer 23

Attachment theory, social support theory, and biopsychosocial theory

Question 24

Animals in Action: Therapeutic Roles in Healing Military Trauma:
What type of domestic animal do military veterans diagnosed with PTSD often utilize? (Pages 332-333 about traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder)

Answer 24

Dogs

Question 25

*Introduction to Animal Assisted Crisis Response:* What is a trauma crisis event? (Also found in Discussion Post 7)

Answer 25

an extraordinary external event that is sudden and unpredictable and can affect more than one human

Question 26

*Spotlight on the Psychological Basis of Childhood Pet Attachment:* What are the four primary styles of attachment?

Answer 26

secure attachment, ambivalent, avoidant, disorganized

Question 27

*Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI)* What is the definition of a therapy animal?

Answer 27

* An animal trained to interact with people in a variety of settings to improve their physical, social, emotional, or cognitive functioning through animal-assisted interventions (Google) * role of animal assisted therapy AAT→planned and structure intervention directed by healthcare provider working in the scope of their profession (documented and evaluated within individuals treatment plan) * -helps builder better therapeutic alliances such as trust and interpersonal relationship skills Therapy animals provide affection and comfort to many people, typically in settings such as hospitals, assisted living facilities, and schools. These pets and their handlers are trained to safely interact with members of the public and enjoy doing so. Therapy animals have no special rights to access, except in those facilities where they are welcomed. They may not enter any businesses or public facilities with “no pets” policies and may only accompany their handler in the cabin of an airplane in compliance with airline-specific pet travel policies regardless of their therapy animal designation

Question 28

*Human Animal Bond Research Institue (HABRI)* What is the definition of a service animal?

Answer 28

animals that have been specially trained to perform tasks for people presenting with disabilities “a service animal means any dog that is individually trained to do work to perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual or other mental disability.”

Question 29

*Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI)* What is the definition of an emotional support animal?

Answer 29

Provide support and affection to an individual presenting a verifiable emotional issue or a verifiable psychological issue. Companionship and emotional support to people. Does not require special training. “emotional support that alleviates one or more symptoms or effects of a person’s disability.”

Question 30

*Carlisle Companion Pets* The article discusses the relationship between patients and their animals and explains how physicians understand that a strong bond between pets and humans can be beneficial. True or False?

Answer 30

True

Question 31

*The Impact of Pets on Human Health* What is the term that is used to describe that living with an animal can improve human health, psychological well being, and longevity?

Answer 31

Pet effect

Question 32

*Companion Animals and Human Health* The greatest risk of zoonosis is to individuals with compromised immune systems. True or False? (Page 75).

Answer 32

True

Question 33

*Pet Partners: Empirical Support for Therapy Animal Intervention* How is the human animal bond defined? (Page 2).

Answer 33

The human-animal bond is defined as a mutually beneficial and dynamic relationship between people and animals that is influenced by behaviors that are considered essential to the health and well-being of animals and people.

Question 34

Let’s say someone is homeless & has a pet dog beagle. That beagle is all she has in this world. Told she can get housing BUT to have that housing, cannot bring any animal with her and has to turn the animal over. Would she be more likely to go into housing without her pet?

Answer 34

No

Question 35

Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT)

Answer 35

AAT is a planned and structured therapeutic intervention conducted by a formally trained and licensed professional human-animal team with the presence of a therapy animal -AAT provides service providers better therapeutic alliances by building trust and enhancing client interpersonal relationship skills

Question 36

Ethology

Answer 36

The study of animal behavior

Question 37

Restricted Dogs

Answer 37

* Dogs thar are fully supervised and restricted at all times * Restricted dogs are dependent on people

Question 38

Family Dogs

Answer 38

* Semi restricted dogs * May be allowed to roam freely for part of the time, but they are still fully depedent on people for food and shelter

Question 39

Chronic Homelessness

Answer 39

the person has experienced homelessness for at least a year or repeatedly with a disabling condition (such as a serious mental health illness, substance use disorder, or physical disability)

Question 40

Episodic homelessness

Answer 40

person has experienced at least three episodes of homelessness within the past twelve months

Question 41

Emotional Support Animal

Answer 41

Provide support and affection to an individual presenting a verifiable emotional issue or a verifiable psychological issue. Provides companionship and emotional support to people. Does not require special training.

Question 42

Pet

Answer 42

Provide people with love, companionship, and joy * They provide scientifically documented benefits to our health and wellness pets are not afforded special access to public facilities or businesses

Question 43

Combat Therapy Dog - Smoky

Answer 43

* -Tiny Yorkshire terrier served in WW2 * -Participated in 12 combat missions, 150 air raids, and a typhoon in Okinawa * -Credited for being the first therapy dog