Thesis (B.A.)--Haverford College, Dept. of Psychology, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (B.A.)--Haverford College, Dept. of Psychology, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (B.A.)--Haverford College, Dept. of Psychology, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (DScPT)--University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2007. / Title from first page of PDF file (viewed on June 29, 2009). Includes bibliographical references (p. 28-33).

Dogs and other pets can have back pain for years that no one notices. As a result they become stressed and can e.g. develop aggressiveness or decrease their feeding. There are indications that chiropractic treatments can treat these animals but this is not commonly known by veterinarians. This study investigated stress related behaviors and average heart rate in ten dogs before and after chiropractic treatment. A control group of eight dogs was also tested but did not receive the treatment. The test consisted of three parts: 1) one part without owner interaction, 2) one part where a human approached and 3) one part were the owner commanded the dog to sit and lie down. Eight out of ten owners experienced a positive change in their dogs’ behavior one week after the treatment though the test results did rather point at more stressful behaviors. The test group showed an increase in yawning and panting from the first to the second test (after the treatment) and showed a higher heart rate after the treatment compared to the control group during part 1. Probably due to that the treatment and the tests were in the same local and the dogs became stressed by being there again. Part 3 did show a possible increase in movability and contact with the owner but more studies are needed to confirm the change that the owners experienced. Though, this study is a step in the right direction; more animals could be treated and saved from euthanizing if chiropractic and the diagnosis of this back injury are taught to veterinarians.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:39:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Regina Celia Rocha.pdf: 1509090 bytes, checksum: 619fda39ffa857d546f5d47623759dbd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-10-15 / The pets visit has been coming in this institution since 2011 and professionals in Health Psychology Team with specialization in ATAA coordinate it. The animal is part into the psychological treatment of patients, such as care and comfort references, basic conditions to cope with cancer. The animal may be a reference to improve the quality of life during treatment and hospitalization, reflecting the strong bond that exists in the relationship, in care measures. Have the opportunity to see the pet, even if for the last time brings a sense, providing opportunities on reframing illness and life - through mendering and renewing therapeutic effects. This study aimed to observe the effects of ATAA, here characterized as 'Pets for Business Programme', in a group of three patients with oncological diseases, admitted to ICESP - Institute of São Paulo State Cancer - Frias Octavius Oliveira, comparing them to the literature on the ATAA. According to literature (Brickell, 1984; Struckus, 1989; Wall, 1994; McVarisch, 1995; Panzer-Koplow, 2000; Sorrell, 2006; Souter & Miller, 2007), the effectiveness of Animals Visit Program ICESP improves and balances the psychological state of cancer patients and their families, enhancing their coping resources on life quality improvement both patients and their families, increasing resilience which minimizes psychologic and behavioral symptoms that interfere into treatment and hospitalization, reducing stress, pain and isolation inherent in the process (DIEFENBECK, BOUFFAR, MATUKAITIS, HASTINGS, and COBLE, 2010; HOROWITZ, 2010). Thus, the Animals Visit Program to ICESP confirms the theory there is a great need to re-humanize health practices, developing and providing up humanistic resources for care. It is not just an ethical issue but also rather an urgent need in healthcare paradigm / A Visita de Animal de Estimação acontece nessa instituição desde 2011, sendo coordenada pelos profissionais da Equipe de Psicologia Hospitalar com Especialização em ATAA. Nessa atividade, o animal é parte integrante do tratamento psicológico do paciente, como referência de cuidado e conforto, condições primordiais para o enfrentamento do câncer. O animal pode ser a referência para melhorar a qualidade de vida durante o tratamento e a hospitalização, traduzindo o forte vínculo existente nessa relação em medidas de cuidado. Ter a oportunidade de ver seu animal de estimação mesmo que pela última vez traz um sentido, oportunizando a ressignificação do adoecer e da vida com efeitos terapêuticos reparadores e renovadores. Este trabalho teve como objetivo observar os efeitos da ATAA, aqui caracterizada como Programa de Visita de Animais de Estimação , em um grupo de três pacientes com doenças oncológicas, internados no ICESP Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo Otávio Frias de Oliveira, comparando-os com a literatura sobre a ATAA. Em concordância com a literatura (Brickel, 1984; Struckus,1989; Wall, 1994; McVarisch,1995; Panzer-Koplow, 2000; Sorrell, 2006; Souter & Miller, 2007), constatamos a eficácia do Programa Visita de Animais de Estimação do ICESP na melhora e equilíbrio do estado psicológico de pacientes oncológicos e familiares, realçando seus recursos de enfrentamento, melhora da qualidade de vida de seus pacientes e familiares, incremento de resiliência, a minimização de manifestações psíquicas e comportamentais que interferem no tratamento e hospitalização, redução do estresse, da dor e isolamento inerentes ao processo (DIEFENBECK, BOUFFAR, MATUKAITIS, HASTINGS, E COBLE, 2010; HOROWITZ, 2010). Dessa forma, o Programa Visita de Animais de Estimação ao ICESP vem comprovar a teoria que, sem dúvida, há uma grande necessidade de se re-humanizar as práticas em saúde, desenvolvendo-se e fornecendo-se recursos humanísticos para o cuidado. E isso não apenas por uma questão ética mas sim pela urgente necessidade na área de saúde de passar do paradigma da conquista ao paradigma do cuidado

Diss. (sammanfattning) Umeå : Umeå universitet, 2006. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

This study compared the clinical effectiveness of cognitively oriented stress-coping training with and without biofeedback training to biofeedback training only in the treatment of myofascial pain dysfunction (MPDS). These groups were also compared to a fourth treatment consisting of pseudo-biofeedback plus stress-coping training. Subjects were 32 adults suffering from MPDS who had failed to previously profit from other treatments. Subjects averaged 33.5 years of age and 58.7 months of myofascial pain. Treatement consisted of 10 individual sessions over a five-week period. Stress-coping training was designed to teach subjects to monitor their congitive responses to stress-eliciting situations and to learn cognitive coping skills. Biofeedback training was designed to provide relaxation skills that would enable subjects to reduce masseter muscle tension (EMG). Subjects receiving pseudo-biofeedback training did not receive veridical feedback training.