Healthcare Psychology

Student name: Zinab albyood

NO:33
The sample was a type 2 diabetic
What is diabetes?

Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease marked by high blood glucose

(also known as blood sugar), which over time can seriously harm the
heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, and nerves. Type two diabetes is the
most prevalent type and typically affects adults. It develops when the
body stops producing enough insulin or becomes resistant to it. Type two
diabetes prevalence has sharply increased over the past three decades in
nations of all income levels. Juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent
diabetes, also known as type 1 diabetes, is a chronic condition in which
the pancreas produces little to no insulin on its own. For those who have
diabetes, having access to affordable medical care, including insulin, is
essential to their survival. Affects both individuals and society as a
whole, having a significant impact on the health care systems.

Case name: Salem Alkaza

Age: 31 years
Gender: male

consequences
The patient describes that the disease does not affect his life significantly.
He mentioned that the effect was on the type of food and wallet on the
rate of diabetes.(1.1)
timeline
The patient knows well that it is a chronic disease and there is no cure for
it except to follow a healthy lifestyle, follow the doctors’ instructions, and
practice life normally(1.1)
personal control

The patient was given a rate of 8 in personal control in terms of his

commitment to exercise, not eating sugars, daily measurement of the rate
of sugar in his body, and taking treatment.(1.1)
The treatment control
The patient gave a rate of 10 in the questionnaire, as he is convinced
through his experience that the treatment is helping him to keep the
diabetes rate in his body moderate.(1.1)

The identity
The patient was given in the 2 scale, since the disease was detected early
and he has a good background about it, so that he avoids any
complications or symptoms that may occur high blood sugar.(1.1)

emotional and cognitive representations.

Through the interview with the patient, he has a good scientific
background about the nature of his disease in terms of causes, treatment
and complications, and he fully accepts that he has it, too. His knowledge
helped to detect it early and maintain a normal level.(1.1)
The coherence
Family support, accepting who you are, trying to live with the disease,
and not rejecting treatment are the basis for recovery, comfort, and
control of the disease.(1.1)
The emotional representation
he patient says that physical and emotional health are linked to each
other, and that his illness must avoid any tension or any pressure that may
lead to an increase in his sugar level.(1.1)

Through the questionnaire, it was found that the case has acceptance of
the disease and adapts to it, sufficient knowledge of how to deal with it in
terms of continuous measurement of the rate of sugar in the blood, taking
appropriate treatment and following a healthy diet.
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10
10 10 8
8 8 6
5 4
2
2
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emotional coherence emotional and identity treatment control personal control
representation cognitive
representations.

(1.1)