Question

Verbal Communication

Scenario: A 47 year old man has morbid obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure. He seems to understand the regimen of medications the doctors have prescribed for him, and he seems to comply. However, he is having problems controlling his eating. He loves fast food, especially triple cheeseburgers with bacon and chocolate milk shakes from a local restaurant.

Assignment

This lesson discussed a variety of communication techniques when treating patients. Choose two of the following (content, word choice, tone, or emphasis) you could use with this patient when explaining why his current diet is damaging to his health. Explain your answer, providing specific examples of how you would approach this patient.

Answer

Answer 1

JUNK FOOD

THE DARK SIDE OF JUNK FOOD IS NOT AN UNKNOWN FACT. SEVERAL RESEARCH STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT FAST FOOD AND PROCESSED FOODS HAVE INCREASED CHILDHOOD OBESITY,HEART DISEAESE AND DIABETES AND OTHER CHRONICDISEASES.

RECENTLY, THE DELHI GOVERNMENT DEMANDED A CRACKDOWN ON JUNK FOOD THAT IS SOLD IN SCHOOLSAND WITHIN 50 METERS OF THEM.NOT ONLY DO THEY ADD INCHES TO YOUR WAIST LINE ,BUT SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS HAVE ALSO INDICATED THROUGH VARIOUS STUDIES THAT JUNK FOOD CAN ACTUALLY CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO YOUR BRAIN.

THE WORRYING BIT IS THAT IT'S NOT JUST YEARS OF POOR EATING,BUT REGULAR CONSUMPTION OF JUNK FOOD EVEN FOR FEW DAYS CAN LEAD TO A MENTAL MELTDOWN.

ADVERSE EFFECTS OF JUNK FOODS

1. IT CAN CAUSE MEMORY AND LEARNING PROBLEMS

A STUDY OF CLINICAL NUTRITION SHOWED THAT HEALTHY PEOPLE WHO ATE JUNK FOOD FOR ONLY5 DAYS PERFOMED POORLY ON COGNITIVE TESTS THAT MEASURED ATTENTION,SPEED,AND MOOD.SO JUNK FOOD DETERIORATE YOUR MEMORY.

2. INCREASES THE RISK OF DEMENTIA

THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE SCARIEST DISCOVERIES ASSOSIATED WITH THE CONSUMPTION OF JUNK FOOD.THE PEOPLE CONSUME JUNK FOOD CAN DEVELOP DEMENTIA

   3. LESSENS ITS ABILITY TO CONTROL APPETITE

EXCESS CONSUMPTIONOF TRANS FAT FOUND IN FRIED AND PROCESSED FOODS CAN SEND MIXED SIGNALS TO THE BRAIN WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO PROCESS WHAT YOU HAVE EATEN AND HOW HUNGRY ARE.THIS PROBABLY WHY YOU END UP OVEREATING.

   4. INCREASE CHANCE WORSESNS THE TYPE 2 DIABETES

BECAUSE CONSUMING EXCESS CALORIE AND UNUSED WILL END UP WITH INCREASED AMOUNT GLUCOSE IN THE BLOOD

   5. INCREASE THE DANGER CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

THE AMOUNT TRANS FAT CONTAIN IN JUNK FOODS AND DRINKS WILL END UP WITH HEART BLOCK AND EVENTUALLY HEART FAILURES

   6. IT CAN CAUSE CHEMICAL CHANGES THAT CAN LEAD TO DEPRESSION

   7. UNUSED AMOUNT CARBOHYDRATES COME INTO BODY BECAUSE OF CONSUMING JUNK FOOD WILL LEAD TO OBESCITY

8. IT MAKES YOU IMPATIENT AND CAN CAUSE UNCONTROLLABLE CRAVING

IN CONCLUSION IT WILL ALTER NOT ONLY CARDIOVASCULAR, NEUROLOGICAL ENDOCRINE AND REMAINING SYSTEMS IN THE BODY BUT ALSO MIND .SO TO AVOID THE DISEASES WE NEED AVOID JUNK FOOD COMPLETELY.