Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

hospitalistisches Verhalten

English translation:

stereotypy / stereotypic [institutionalised] behaviour

Added to glossary by Steffen Walter
Nov 5, 2007 03:56
16 yrs ago
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German term

hospitalistisches Verhalten

German to English Science Zoology ornithology
as in: ....Auch....., die unter hospitalistischem Verhalten leiden, sollten einem Verhaltenstherapeuten vorgestellt werden
Change log

Nov 9, 2007 08:12: Steffen Walter changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/0">'s</a> old entry - "hospitalistisches Verhalten"" to ""Stereotypy""

Discussion

Hilary Davies Shelby Nov 5, 2007:
Can I ask where these birds are coming from? (zoos, for example?)
Erich Friese (asker) Nov 5, 2007:
...YES it is....budgies.....but it seems to be a clinical term also used for other vertebrates
Kim Metzger Nov 5, 2007:
Is this specifically in reference to birds, Erich?

Proposed translations

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Stereotypy

Stereotypies in animals

Stereotypies have also been reported in non-human animals;[4] for example, pacing behaviors by caged cats in zoos is described as a stereotypy,[5] as are behaviors exhibited by sows in farrowing crates such as rocking back and forth and biting at the bars of the crate.[6]
Peer comment(s):

agree Hilary Davies Shelby : http://www.bornfree.org.uk/fileadmin/user_upload/files/zoo_c... also "stereotypic behaviour"
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neutral Cetacea : "hospitalistisches Verhalten" also includes hostile or fearful behavior due to lack of sozialization, so stereotypies are only one possible aspect.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "...stereotypic behavior...just what I was looking for.....thanks"
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"hospitalism"

those that suffer from a behavioural disorder known as "hospitalism" should be introduced to a behavioural therapist

Hospitalismus
2) Psychologie: psychische Folgen längeren Krankenhaus- oder Heimaufenthalts besonders bei Kindern: häufig Entwicklungsstörungen und psychische Schäden, die auf mangelnde Zuwendung zurückzuführen sind.
http://lexikon.meyers.de/meyers/Hospitalismus

Die so gehaltenen Tiere verhalten sich komplett anders als jene im Terrarium. ICh habe sehr schlechte erfahrungen mit Terrarien gemacht weil viele meiner Tiere ständig an der Frontscheibe kratzten, kletterten und das Terrarium bis zum erwärmen unter dem Spott mit Verachtung gestraft haben. Dieses schon fast hospitalistische Verhalten tat mir in der Seele weh und ich habe mit Abhilfemaßnahmen experimentiert. Die offene Haltung hat dieses Verhalten komplett abgestellt.

http://www.terraristik-portal.com/Board/print.php?threadid=1...

hospitalism
<medicine> A vitiated condition of the body, due to long confinement in a hospital, or the morbid condition of the atmosphere of a hospital.
http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?hospitalism

Animal experiments point to the conclusion that certain behavior tendencies that are shared by all members of a species are
products, not merely of the species heredity, but also of certain experiences common to all individuals in the species. It is highly probable that this is true to a much greater extent in human beings. The descriptions by Rene Spitz of "hospitalism" in children suggest that a minimal amount of general social stimulation
is essential to normal development during the first three or four years of human life.
http://www.psychosomaticmedicine.org/cgi/reprint/15/5/374.pd...
Note from asker:
....much appreciated....a psychologist tells me the termn I am looking for is ...stereotypic behavior...thanks for your help
Peer comment(s):

neutral Allesklar : I get the impression that the English is more confined to children than the German.
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agree Cetacea : Allesklar is correct, but then, the term is not exactly commonplace, either, as veterinary terms go in German. Besides, human medicine and veterinary medicine are converging in many areas.
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institutionalised behaviour

I realise it's a departure from the specifically "hospitalistisch" behaviour, but if hospitalism IS confined more to children in English than in German, perhaps this could be a workable substitute. There are some refences to "institutionalised" connected with bird care:
http://www.celiahaddon.co.uk/pet problems/parrots/feathers.h...
and
http://pcwww.liv.ac.uk/~timn/CLINICAL APPROACH TO FEATHER PL...
Note from asker:
...this, in effect, is then ...stereotypic behaviour
Peer comment(s):

agree Hilary Davies Shelby
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agree Cetacea : A good alternative.
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