ANIMAL-ASSISTED THERAPY: ITS IMPLICATIONS ON MENTAL HEALTH AND THE NURSING PROFESSION Amanda J. Sawdey Western Kentucky University: School of Nursing Fall 2014 Abstract There are many pertinent implications of animal-assisted therapy (AAT) to the mental health and nursing profession. In this project there will be discussions of the definitions of AAT, the history of the practice, current types of animal-assisted therapy, potential benefits, ethical concerns, and finally it’s implication…
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Association, 62% of U. S. households have a pet.” (Harris, D. /3/9/12/abc.go.com) The reasons we own pets can vary from home to home. The most common of reasons could be they make loyal, loveable friends. Others may say it’s to teach their children responsibility and how to take care of others. Bottom line is we need to make sure we are picking the right pet, and in order to do that research needs to be done, and questions need to be asked and answered. For instance, where do you live, do you own…
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Service Learning Project I decided to start volunteering at the local humane society because I’ve always been really passionate about animals and wanted to start benefiting them in the community. Prior to my service I was delighted because I’ve wanted to start volunteering for years and was glad the opportunity had presented itself. Throughout my experience I learned a great deal and met a lot of new people. Even though I’ve only just started serving my time at the Fox Valley Humane Association I can truly…
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Argument The short story Cat in the rain by Ernest Hemingway is one of my favorite pieces of short fiction written by an American writer. I read the story for the first time in my second year at the university and, ever since then, whenever I met people who shared my passion for literature, I bring up Cat in the rain. What puzzles me most is the uncertainty that I have regarding the cat. Is the cat that the American woman saw in the rain the same one with the cat that the innkeeper gave her at…
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Brachycephalic Syndrome Some animals, such as the pug, are bred to have shortened skulls, resulting in shortened jaws and a flat faced appearance. These types of animals with flat faces are called brachycephalic breeds. Many people think this looks great on their animals, but what they do not know is that by breeding for a shortened upper jaw they shorten pieces of the animal that could seriously compromise the animal’s health. A dog or cat with a flat face is usually born with brachycephalic syndrome…
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The Truth About Animal Experimentation Millions of animals are used in scientific and medical research, including mice, rats, rabbits, primates, cats, dogs and other animals. They are locked inside cold barren cages in laboratories across the country. Unfortunately all they can do is sit and wait in fear of the next terrifying and painful procedures that will be performed on them. More than 100 million animals every year suffer and dies in cruel chemical, drug, food and cosmetic…
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symptoms and causes; there are so many unbelievable kinds, and only treatments for certain cases. First of all, the different categories of phobias are specific, social, and agoraphobia. Specific phobias are the fear and avoidance of blood, heights, animals, travel by air or automobile, and other situations and specific stimuli. In the U.S. and other countries, specific phobias are the most “prevalent” of the different anxiety disorders. Nine to ten percent of children and adults are affected. (Hollander…
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are number of animals used for research, experimentation and testing. However, how many people will realize that there are thousand of animals’ research behind these medical outcomes. Almost every species of animals included hamsters, dogs, cats, and rabbits are used in human medical research. With the rapid development in medical field and human civilization, more and more people are concerned about a problem that whether or not animals should be used in medical research? We use animals that are closely…
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approval are required to be tested on animals. According to PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) millions of animals die each year in labs. They are cruelly treated, and many of them killed or die in the process of the tests. Our technology has advanced dramatically over the last 150 years, and we have the ability to test products without animal testing. Biomedical research using animals as test experiments should be stopped. For some of the animals that survive the lab tests death…
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on others. People should also have the right to make their own decisions about ending their own life in the same way they can choose or refuse other types of medical therapies. Too many this is not a wrong or right situation, because we have the right to vote, freedom of speech and the right to bear arms, why shouldn’t we have the right to die (Scoccia 33). Autonomy, which is the principle that shows and describes the rights of the people who make their own decisions, is perhaps the strongest argument…
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