Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Behavior
Behavior
45
Veterinary Medicine
Professional
04/24/2011

Additional Veterinary Medicine Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Names of SSRIs
Definition
Prozac/fluoxetine
Paxil/panoxetine
Zoloft/seratraline
Reconcile/fluoxetine
Term
Names of TCAs
Definition
Clomicalm/Anafranil/clomipramine
Elavil/amitryptyline
Term
Serotonin Partial Agonist Name
Definition
Buspar/buspirone
Term
BZD Names
Definition
Valium/diazepam
Xanax/alprazolam
Klonopin/clonazopam
Term
MAOI Name
Definition
Anipryl/selegiline
Term
SSRI indications and dosage
Definition
Dog: aggression, SA (FDA in Reconcile), Compulsion, Phobia
Cat: Aggression, Elimination, Compulsion
Prozac (Cat agg): .5mg/kg EOD
Reconcile (Dog): 1-2mg/kg/day
Reconcile (Cat agg): .5-1mg/kg/day
Term
TCA indications and dosage
Definition
Dog: SA (FDA in Clomicalm), aggression, compulsion
Cat: aggression, elimination, compulsion
Clomicalm (Dog): 1-2mg/kg BID
Clomicalm (Cat agg): .5mg/kg/day
Elavil (Cat agg): 5-10mg/cat/day
Term
Buspar indications and dosage
Definition
Cat petting intolerance (FDA)
2.5-7.5mg/cat q 12-24hr
Term
BZD indications and dosage
Definition
Dog: CDS panic, SA, Phobia
Cat: elimination
Xanax (Cat): .125-.25mg/cat q 8-12hr 2-3days before O departs
Term
Anipryl indication and dosage
Definition
Dog: CDS (FDA)
Cat: CDS
Dosage (Dog): .5-1mg/kg/day AM
Term
3 FDA Approved Dog Meds and indications
Definition
Clomicalm & Reconcile: SA
Anipryl: CD
Term
Define Ethology
Definition
"behavior desription"
scientific study of animal behavior especially in natural environment
Term
3 Important Men and what they did
Definition
1973 Nobel laureates in medicine for discovery and organization of animal behavior and social behavioral patterns
Karl von Frisch
Konrad Lorenz
Nicholas Tinbergen
Term
Tinbergens 4 questions
Definition
Proximate Causation
Ontogeny
Function
Evolution
Term
Steps to study behavior
Definition
Ask Q, Observe & Hypothesize, Predict, Identify Variables, Choose Recording Methods, Collect Data, Stats
Term
The 2 types of behavior patterns to record
Definition
Event
State
Term
Sampling Methods
Definition
Ad libitum
Focal: obs for fixed time
Point
All occurances
Term
Define Ethogram
Definition
List of behaviors
Term
Define learning
Definition
Change in mechanism of behavior (physical change in CNS)
Term
Learning is NOT
Definition
fatigue, maturation, change in behavior, change in physiological or motor state, change in stimulus
Term
Habituation vs Extinction
Definition
Habituation: innate response
Extinction: learned response, has "extinction burst"
Term
Dishabituation example
Definition
mare maternal defense
Term
Examples of Classical Conditioning
Definition
Milk Letdown, Fear in Dog
Term
Operant Conditioning Components
Definition
Eliciting stimulus, Response, Controlling Stimulus
Term
Prompting and Fading vs Shaping
Definition
Prompting: physically move into position
Shaping: step by step
Term
Schedules of Reinforcement
Definition
Ratio: continuous, fixed, variable
Interval: fixed, variable
Term
Counter Conditioning uses
Definition
response substitution, teach behavior that is physiologically and behaviorally incompatible with problem behavior
Term
DC and Counter Conditioning used for
Definition
Fears and Aggression
Term
K9 sensitive periods: dog-dog, dog-human, adoption
Definition
3-8wk, 5-12wk, 12-14wk
Term
Feline sensitive period
Definition
2-7wk
Term
Tx for petting intolerance
Definition
Buspirone (Buspar): 2.5-7.5mg/cat q 12-24hr
Term
Tx for Cat Redirected Aggression
Definition
treat primary problem, anxiolytic
Term
Tx for Assertive Aggressive Cats
Definition
SSRI or TCA
Term
TX for cat elimination
Definition
Buspar, TCA, SSRI, BZD, hormones
Term
Tx fear
Definition
behavior modification with DS (GPDs) and Counter Conditioning (learn to be relaxed) and Classical
Conditioning (P gets yummy treats)
Meds: Maintenance: SSRI, TCA, Azapirone
Short term: BZD (paradoxical excitement, inc appetite, tolerance, controlled subs
Ace: 1/10 normal dose, can incr sens to noise
Term
SA med Tx
Definition
Clomicalm, reconcile, BZD (panic)
Cat: Xanax
Harmonease
Term
Cognitive Function Components
Definition
memory
learning
awareness
perception
Term
Cognitive Tasks
Definition
visible things, housetraining
Term
Senior Pet Checklist: The 4 groups
Definition
disorientation
activity/sleep
housetraining
interaction with family
Term
Physical changes associated with CD
Definition
ventricular dilation, decreased brain mass and cell number, decreased blood flow, degeneration of white matter, change in NTs, increase in beta-amyloids (interferes with nerve conduction)
Term
Tx for CD
Definition
1. regular health checks
2. Environmental modification
3. Behavior Modification
4. b/d, Senilife, Anipryl

If also anxiety, use SSRI, TCA, buspirone INSTEAD
If short term anxiety, use BZD only
If all, use BZD + Anipryl
Term
Washout period for SSRIs and TCAs
Definition
SSRI: 5wks
TCA: 14days
Term
obsession vs compulsion
Definition
obsession: thought
compulsion: the action
Term
stereotypy vs. compulsive disorder
Definition
stereotypy: ceases when environment changes
compulsive behavior: happens anywhere, out of context
Term
Tx for compulsions
Definition
SSRIs, TCAs
narcotic antagonists
anticolvulsants (gabapentin/neurontin) good for hyperesthesia
antipsychotics, neuroleptics last resort
Supporting users have an ad free experience!