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Nuo bendravimo su naminiais gyvūnėliais iki terapijos : teorinis aspektas
Type of publication
Straipsnis kitoje duomenų bazėje / Article in other database (S4)
Author(s)
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Gudonis, Vytautas | Šiaulių universitetas | LT |
Title
Nuo bendravimo su naminiais gyvūnėliais iki terapijos : teorinis aspektas
Other Title
From Association with Pets to Pet Assisted Therapy: Theoretical Aspect
Is part of
Jaunųjų mokslininkų darbai = Journal of young scientists. Šiauliai : Šiaulių universiteto leidykla, 2008, nr. 4(20)
Date Issued
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2008 |
Publisher
Šiauliai : Šiaulių universiteto leidykla
Is Referenced by
Extent
p. 239-244
Field of Science
Abstract
The authors of the paper, relying on the literature and other information sources, have identified the effect of pet ownership on human physical and mental well-being. Pets arouse positive emotions in people thus a presumption can be made that the benefits firstly occur on the psychological level and may pass on to the physical level. Having a companion animal in the household a pet owner gets an extra opportunity to be physically and socially active and feel needed: some pets have to be walked out regularly and this leads to greater social contacts with other people. A pet owner has to play, comb, bathe or care for the pet in other ways, feed, take him to the vet, take doing shopping what also enhances social contacts. A pet owner, having chosen pet companionship consciously or unconsciously, uses pet-assisted therapy. Acknowledgement of the value of the pet-assisted therapeutic effect on the well-being of individuals provides wide possibilities for medical and other professionals, especially psychologists, because pet-assisted therapy is most often used for the delivery of mental health care.
Type of document
type::text::journal::journal article::research article
Language
Lietuvių / Lithuanian (lt)
Coverage Spatial
Lietuva / Lithuania (LT)