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Ponedjeljak, 22 Lipanj 2009 18:45

pasRačuna se da u SAD oko 70 mil. kućanstava ima ljubimca, od toga 40% psa, a 30% mačku. Dobrobiti posjedovanja kućnih ljubimaca su mnogostruke za djecu, starije osobe, kao i obitelj u cjelini. Djeca uz ljubimce stječu samopouzdanje, razvijaju radne navike, a i tjelesno su aktivnija, dok starijim članovima obitelji životinje pružaju društvo i zabavu. Primjećeno je također da osobe s kućnim ljubimcima imaju niže vrijednosti krvnog tlaka i kolesterola od samaca, te žive duže .

U novije vrijeme sve se više koriste životinje kao pomoć bolesnim osobama. Pored već poznate primjene pasa pri olakšavanju kretanja slijepih osoba, posebno istrenirani psi dodijeljuju se obiteljima s djecom koja boluju od poremećaja pažnje i ponašanja (ADHD) radi socijalizacije. Primjećeno je također pozitivno djelovanje životinja na osobe koje su nedavno doživjele moždani udar pri oporavku motorike.

U nedavno izdanoj autobiografskoj knjizi “Štenac je bolji od Prozaca” Bruce Goldstein koji boluje od bipolarnog poremećaja iskreno opisuje psihičke tegobe koje je proživljavao zbog svoje bolesti, a uz terapiju brojnim medikamentima, nabava štenca donijela mu je osjećaj reda, discipline i dužnosti, te tako olakšala borbu s bolešću.

U SAD-e je razvijen program Animal Assistent Therapy pri čemu treneri s životinjama posjećuju bolesnu djecu u kući, a odnedavno su pojedine zdravstvene ustanove poput poznate Mayo klinike uvele praksu tjednog ili mjesečnog posjeta istreniranih životinja dječjim odjelima u svrhu bržeg ozdravljenja. Osim pasa i mačaka, u posjete dolaze također zečevi i zamorci.

 Efekti ovakvih posjeta kod djece su višestruki:

  • umanjen osjećaj straha, usamljenosti i tjeskobe
  • poboljšane verbalne, mentalne i motoričke vještine
  • ojačano samopouzdanje, društvenost i motivacija

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