The use of avoidance strategies in coping with chronic illness
A) often causes patients to gain less information about their illness.
B) may be psychologically beneficial early in the coping process.
C) may prevent the patient from making important lifestyle changes in fighting their illness.
D) all of the above

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Avoidance strategies can lead to patients gaining less information about their illness, can be psychologically beneficial early on but may hinder necessary lifestyle changes, encompassing all the mentioned effects.

The Use of Avoidance Strategies in Coping with Chronic Illness