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Examining The Effects Of Human-Animal Interaction On Individuals With Developmental Disabilities, Jennie Feinstein
Examining The Effects Of Human-Animal Interaction On Individuals With Developmental Disabilities, Jennie Feinstein
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Companion animals play a pivotal role in typical human development. It remains unknown how animals affect individuals with developmental disabilities. Based on the knowledge that companion animals help typically developing individuals, this research examined the effects of human-animal interactions on individuals with developmental disabilities.
Human-animal interactions are based on the Biophilia hypothesis, an assertion that an emotional and beneficial relationship exists between humans and nature, in which there is an “innate tendency to focus on life and lifelike processes.” These are the shared, dynamic associations between people and animals, and the effects of those relationships on health and well-being. Sparse …