Cats. Heartworm disease in cats is very different from heartworm disease in dogs. The cat is an atypical host for heartworms, and most worms in cats do not survive to the adult stage. Cats with adult heartworms typically have just one to three worms, and many cats affected by heartworms have no adult worms. Diagnosis. 2  While infected dogs may have 30 or more worms in their heart and lungs, cats usually have 6 or fewerâand may have just one or two. 3  But while the severity of heartworm disease in dogs is related to the number of worm, in cats, just one or two worms can make a cat very ill.
Talk therapy is an alternate name for the various forms of psychotherapy that emphasize the importance of the client or patient speaking to the therapist as the main means of expressing and resolving issues.
Cognitive therapy is a type of psychotherapy based on the concept of pathological mental processing. The focus of treatment is on the modification of distorted cognitions and maladaptive behaviors. - Cognitive therapy has its roots in the early 1960s research on depression conducted by Aaron Beck. - Beck's concepts have been expanded to include active, direct dialogues with clients and behavioral techniques such as reinforcement and modeling.