Week One Flashcards
(11 cards)
What are three behaviors seen in animals?
Affiliative, redirected, submissive
What is the role of the cvt in animal behavior?
To find out information, to educate the client
What are four things that affect behavior?
Fear, anxiety, frustration, and phobias
What are some common unruly behaviors in the dog?
Play-related aggression, leash walking, excessive barking, fear, phobias, anxiety, separation anxiety, destructive behavior, house soiling, cognitive dysfunction, aggression.
What are some unruly behaviors in cats?
Inter-cat aggression, destructive behavior, aggression towards people, irritable aggression, redirected aggression, house soiling, conflict
What are some aggression seen in animals?
Conflict related, fear related, food related, idiopathic, irritable, maternal, pain related, play related, possessive, predatory, redirected, social statues/dominance, territorial
What are some other things CVTs do in behavior?
Help owners choose a pet, educate owners on how to habituate the pet, educate clients about psychotropic drugs that may be prescribed
What is anthromorphizing?
When the owner is projecting human perspective onto the animal to justify troublesome actions.
In what ways do animals learn?
Reinforcement, positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, punishment, positive punishment, and negative punishment
What are some learning and animal behavior modifications?
Associative learning, respondent conditioning, operant conditioning, classical conditioning, counter conditioning and counter commanding, flooding
What are some ways to prevent behavioral problems?
Elicit and reinforce appropriate behavior, prevent or minimize inappropriate behavior, meet the pets behavioral and developmental needs, use the “take away” method to discourage inappropriate behavior, minimize discipline and use it correctly when necessary.
