PSCI 166C First Quiz

Service Animal

Service animals are animals that have been specifically trained to perform tasks for people presenting with disabilities.

Therapy Animals

Petprovide affection and comfort to many people, typically in settings such as hospitals, assisted living facilities, and schools

Trained to safely interact with members of public, but they have no special rights access

Pet

provide people with love, companionship, and joy

Emotional Service Animal

animals that provide “emotional support that alleviates one or more symptoms or effects of a person' s disability”

Not covered under the ADA, but under Fair Housing Act (FHA)

Human Animal Bond

defines mutually beneficial dynamic relationship between people and animals that is influenced by behaviors that are considered essential to the health and wellbeing of animals and people

Human Animal Interaction

broad, dynamic, and multifaceted physical or psychological interactions between humans and animals, which can be positive, negative, or neutral 

Zooeiya

used to describe the positive benefits to the health of humans caused by our interactions with companion animals.

Zoonosis

used to refer to diseases transferred from animals to humans. If the disease is transmitted from humans to animals, it would be called reverse zoonosis. A zoonotic pathogen can be bacterial, viral, parasitic, or fungal.

Vicarious Trauma

emotional, psychological, and cognitive distress experienced by individuals who are exposed to the traumatic stories, images, or suffering of others.

Ethology

scientific and objective study of animal behavior, primarily focusing on animals in their natural habitats rather than only in laboratory settings.

Animal Sentience

Can be defined as the ability of animals to experience feelings. 

One Health

 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 environm