MULTIPARAMETER METHOD FOR COMPLEX EVALUAT ION OF THE ANXIETY-PHOBIC STATES IN RATS

A new multiparameter method is elaborated for evaluating the anxiety-p hobic states in rats. The method is based on a ranged scale of paramet ers which characterize the species-specific responses of an animal to the series of ethologically adequate test-stimuli inducing manifestati on of the anxiety-phobic states. The method makes it possible to evalu ate an individual anxiety-phobic level of a rat, to form experimental groups of rats with known individual anxiety-phobic levels, to conduct repeated observations of the same animals. The method is easy to intr oduce into laboratory practice and makes it possible to obtain results quickly.