As a health psychologist, it is important to understand immediate responses to a chronic disease diagnosis because:

patients need to be left alone until they indicate a willingness to accept their diagnosis.

the way a patient responds will dictate future treatment outcomes.

it is best to wait for treatment interventions until after the patient has adjusted to the chronic aspect of the diagnosis.

a patient s coping efforts may fail and lead to an increasingly negative attitude and worsening health.

As a health psychologist, it is important to understand immediate resp

1.	As a health psychologist, it is important to understand immediate responses to a chronic disease diagnosis because:
A.	the way a patient responds will dictate future treatment outcomes.
B.	it is best to wait for treatment interventions until after the patient has adjusted to the chronic aspect of the diagnosis.
C.	a patient s coping efforts may fail and lead to an increasingly negative attitude and worsening health.
D.	patients need to be left alone until they indicate a willingness to accept their diagnosis.
Answer» D. patients need to be left alone until they indicate a willingness to accept their diagnosis.