ANFS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Anthropomorphism, Commensalism, Neoteny

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Animal and Food Sciences
• Course: ANFS101
• Professor: Griffiths Lesa

Document Summary

Less then 2% of the human populaion has a connecion with livestock. The rest have connecions with companion animals. We are disney-ied and use language but we may not know what it means. It is a crop that is a mixture of diferent things: the human animal bond, formaion of the bond. Well-informed about behavior c. ) the paradox results in anthropomorphism. Neoteny- features that make humans want to have a care giving response. Social support- relaxaion, shared experiences, reasons to move on, nostalgia, long term-relaionships, rescued animals, symbolic: consequences of the human animal bond. Health (increased survival rates in cardiac paients, lowered blood pressure, tg, cholesterol, longer survival rates, reducion in minor health problems, reducion in fear) Psychological (increased self esteem, empathy in children, lowered rates of depression among elderly persons, fewer physical and psychological symptoms ater bereavement, socializing potenials for physically disabled and children, social-emoional and cogniive development, improved morale and self reported health)