Pet therapy: how dogs, cats and horses help improve human wellbeing
Authors: Hemingway, A.
Publisher: the conversation
Abstract:We’ve all heard of the psychotherapy couch, and the dynamic between a client and their human therapist. But perhaps less well known is the increasingly popular pet therapy. And no, that’s not therapy for your pet – it’s the relatively new phenomenon of therapy for humans, which involves animals.
These animal assisted interventions (AAIs) – which also include a trained human professional – are proving beneficial to people of all ages, leading to significant reductions in physiological responses to stress – such as heart rate – and associated emotions, such as anxiety.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/36909/
https://theconversation.com/pet-therapy-how-dogs-cats-and-horses-help-improve-human-wellbeing-180378
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Pet therapy: how dogs, cats and horses help improve human wellbeing
Authors: Hemingway, A.
Publisher: the conversation
Abstract:We’ve all heard of the psychotherapy couch, and the dynamic between a client and their human therapist. But perhaps less well known is the increasingly popular pet therapy. And no, that’s not therapy for your pet – it’s the relatively new phenomenon of therapy for humans, which involves animals.
These animal assisted interventions (AAIs) – which also include a trained human professional – are proving beneficial to people of all ages, leading to significant reductions in physiological responses to stress – such as heart rate – and associated emotions, such as anxiety.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/36909/
https://theconversation.com/pet-therapy-how-dogs-cats-and-horses-help-improve-human-wellbeing-180378
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