case study 2 Joel Matthews, 48 years old, is at the office for a biannual checku
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case study 2 Joel Matthews, 48 years old, is at the office for a biannual checkup. Joel had a mild heart attack 2 years ago. since then, he has completely changed his life. hes become a vegetarian and practices yoga every morning before going to work. After he gets home, he jogs 10 miles. he also lifts weights every other day and takes herbal vitamin supplements. since his heart attack , he has lost 40 pounds and says that he has never felt better. the only thing he cannot seem to do is give up smoking. he started smoking when he was 17 years old and has out back from two pack a day. he keeps trying to stop but says that he has been smoking so long that it might not be possible. besides, with all the other healthy stuff he is doing, he thinks it probably cancels out the bad effects of the cigarettes. Joel is very concerned that if he does stop smoking, he will gain back all of the weight that it took him so long to lose. what would you do?
Explanation / Answer
Mr. Joel must be counselled and help him find out what encourages him to smoke if is work stress or personal stress.
He should be encouraged to visit tobacco cessation counselling and also inform him regarding the smoking cessation medications.
He should be also encouraged to opt for deviation therpy for example whenever he is in stress and is craving for smoking ask him to listen to a music or go for a walk instead of smoking a cigaratte.
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