Psychological Reactions to Illness

Psychological Reactions to Illness

It is often said that the only thing in life that is certain is death. In your own lives, the lives of our loved ones and friends, and in the lives of our patients, being diagnosed with a serious illness brings with it the inevitable fear of that certainty becoming reality.

Share in this forum something that you think is a psychological reaction to illness, and if you think this reaction is detrimental, how is it detrimental? If you think the reaction you are describing might have a positive effect for the individual, describe how.

Small paraph, not a full essay