When possible,physicians should provide the amount of information that would match the coping style of the patient.In other words,_____________ should receive little information and _______________ should receive as much information as possible.

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According to research, patients have different coping styles when it comes to medical information. Blunters prefer to avoid or limit information, whereas monitors prefer to receive as much information as possible. Therefore, physicians should provide little information to blunters and as much information as possible to monitors. Delegators prefer to hand over decision-making to their physicians, while activists prefer to be actively involved in the decision-making process. Therefore, they are not relevant to the question.

When Possible,physicians Should Provide the Amount of Information That Would