ANZO 1600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Sigmund Freud, Neoteny, Anthropomorphism
23 Oct 2018
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Violence graduates hypothesis: hitler loved dog, violence graduates from animals to humans. Sigmund freud and jofi : always had his dog with him in therapy sessions. Lassie: own tv program, dogs part of family. Pet products industry certainly promotes the idea that getting a pet will make you healthy and happier. Pet effect: assembled evidence that demonstrates how pets improve heart health, alleviate depression, increase well-being, support child health and development, contribute to healthy aging, assist in treating autism. 97% of doctors believe there are health benefits to owning a pet. The whitehall ll study: mien and grant; long term investigation of the impact of occupational and social factors on the mental and physicial health of servants. Pet pwners had less difficulty falling asleep than non pet owners. Pet owners felt more postitive about their neighborhoods. Peteffect- animals can cure people with disabilities etc. Anthropomorphism: attribution of human mental states (thoughts, feelings, motivations) Mickey mouse displays human attraction to animals.
