In What Way Might Perceived Control Be a Detriment to Dealing

question 92

Multiple Choice

In what way might perceived control be a detriment to dealing with an illness? Perceived control

• A) may lead patients to blame themselves for the disease or for failure to recover.
• B) may make a patient feel better, but actually increases the severity of the physical symptoms.
• C) alleviates physical symptoms, but decreases immunity toward other diseases.
• D) may lead a patient to ignore the advice of medical professionals.

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