Fear Free Pre Assessment

FAS stands for

• Food Attitude Safety

• Fear Anxiety Stress

• Force Adjust Sooth

• Fear Agression Submission

Gentle Control (GC)

• is how you convince the client to allow diagnostic testing

• is how you will influence the client/patient relationship

• is how you will make sure everyone in the clinic uses Fear Free methods

• is how the veterinary team comfortably and safely posistions the patient during veterinary care.

Which statement is FALSE regarding Touch Gradient

• Once you touch the patient, you should not let go until the procedure is completed

• You should initiate touch with a patient on a non-sensitive part of the body

• You should only touch the area neededing veterinary attention

• You should pat the animal on the head to incease distraction

Which hormone is associated with the Stress Response?

• Cortisol

• Estrogen

• Calcium

• Testosterone

TRUE/FALSE: Animals who freeze up during stressful events are showing submission and no longer experiencing fear or anxiety.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Select the physiologic sign of fear/anxiety in a dog

• crouched body posture

• growling

• increased heart rate (tachycardia)

• lack of movement

CER stands for

• classic environmental reaction

• conditioned emotional response

• counter engage resolve

• care empathy reassure

TRUE/FALSE: Patients can hear sounds and vocalizations of other patients in the clinic and interpret the meaning as fear or pain.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is the best way to determine a patient's emotional state of being?

• Ask the owner how the pet is doing?

• Evaluate the pet's body language

• Look for clues in the medical chart from previous visits

• It is not possible to understand the emotions of pets

For extremely stressed patients, it may be necessary to

• skip or reschedule the visit altogether

• muzzle them as soon as they arrive

• treat them in the parking lot

• use extra staff to restrain the pet as needed