Both of Aiden’s parents and all of his grandparents have diabetes. Although Aiden knows he should take care of himself by exercising more and maintaining a healthy diet, he thinks that getting diabetes is inevitable for him. It doesn’t help that his mother bakes him cookies every week. As a result of the combination of his poor diet, pessimism about exercise, and genetic predisposition, Aiden gains weight and begins to show symptoms of diabetes. Which of the following best accounts for this case?
a. ineffectiveness of restrictive dietingb. overeating due to varietyc. the biopsychosocial modeld. body weight being socially contagious
