A client calls the office, concerned that the cat’s water bowl became tinged with red after the cat had a drink.  The cat was seen that morning for a tooth extraction.  What is the best instruction to give the client?

Answer one of these two essay questions: (1-2 paragraphs should be sufficient; you may “bullet point” where appropriate.) 1.  What is deinstitutionalization? How has it affected the treatment of serious psychological disorders? What problems have emerged from the movement toward deinstitutionalization? What benefits are there? 2.  Tell how (1) behavioral approaches to treatment grew out of Behaviorism, and (2) how Humanistic therapy developed from Humanism. In other words, how did each perspective on psychology affect its own approach to treatment?

A cat is being discharged after onychectomy. The technician tells the client that the paws should be checked daily for swelling, redness, discharge, and odor, and the cat’s clumping litter should be replaced. Which of the following additional instructions are most appropriate to give the client?

Answer one of these questions in 1 – 3 sentences. 1. “There is an element of normal behavior at the heart of most psychological disorders”. What does this statement mean, according to psychologists? 2. What is the DSM 5? How is it helpful in diagnosis of disorder?

Which best describes the quality of “memory” desirable in an instrument pack wrap?

Answer one of these two essay questions: (1-2 paragraphs should be sufficient; you may “bullet point” where appropriate.)   1. Briefly describe Seligman’s research on learned helplessness and learned optimism. Tell how they relate to health psychology. 2. How are problem-focused and emotion-focused coping strategies similar and different? Explain why they often produce different long-term effects on stress.

The veterinarian determines a patient had irritation that is caused by facial hairs adjacent to the eyelid that are rubbing the conjunctiva and cornea.  Medications have not helped. Which of the following treatments is most appropriate?

During the surgery to correct a pyometra the veterinarian should 

You are concerned about hypothermia in your patient during surgery?  What do you need?

A 6-year-old female Domestic Shorthaired cat is brought for evaluation because of a sudden history of increased hunger. The client says he is seeking a second opinion because he was dissatisfied with his previous veterinarian’s treatment of the cat’s condition. Which of the following is the most appropriate next question to ask the client?