1.08 Lab Questions

1.	How did Braitman become interested in mental illness in animals?
When she helped her dog, Oliver, to overcome his panic and anxiety.
2.	Why is it not totally surprising that animals can suffer from emotional distress or mental illness?
If animals can have emotions as humans can, they would also be very likely to have our types of mental illnesses as well
3.	The video discusses giving animals human medications like anti-anxiety or anti-depression drugs. Do you think animals should be treated with drugs used for mental illness? Why or why not?
If animals show signs of human disorders such as anxiety or depression, they should also be able to be treated with medicine for it as well
4.	Briefly describe at least two of the disorders that Braitman explains animals can suffer from.
Anxiety and Depression
5.	Why do veterinarians often ask about an animal’s behaviors and life during an office visit?
To assess the situation, and see if it can be solved through means other than medicine first
6.	Why does Braitman say that we owe our entire psychopharmaceutical arsenal to animals? Explain.
All medicines were tested on animals before they were ever tried on humans
7.	How could thinking about an animal’s mental health influence veterinary care?
It helps in figuring out other ways to help the animals feel and be better