[Verified Answer]: Unit VII Case Study Deborah is a…

Unit VII Case Study Deborah is a 42-year-old woman who has just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes by her family physician. She has known that her weight has been an issue and that type 2 diabetes runs in her family, but with work and family obligations, she has not made changes to her diet nor started exercising as her physician had suggested in the past. She is very upset by this diagnosis and feels very embarrassed and unable to tell her husband. However, her husband is the cook in the family, and without his support, it will be hard for her to make the necessary changes to her diet—not to mention the support she needs mentally. Write a paper describing the role of health behaviors in treating type 2 diabetes. Then, apply what you have learned to Deborah’s situation. In your paper, be sure to answer the following questions: What is primary prevention? How does it relate to this scenario? What are some methods that could be used to encourage behavior change in this scenario? From the biopsychosocial perspective, what recommendations would you make for Deborah? What stage is Deborah in according to the transtheoretical model, and how could she be encouraged to move further?