Developmental Processes, Periods, and Theories When studying child and adolescent development, it is important to understand some basic concepts such as the developmental processes

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.
What stage is Deborah in according to the transtheoretical model, and how could she be encouraged to move further?