According to Strauss and Glaser, three states of awareness of terminal illness have been identified.What do these states include?

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According to Strauss and Glaser, the three states of awareness of terminal illness include closed awareness (when the patient is not informed and is unaware of their terminal illness), mutual pretense (when both the patient and healthcare providers are aware but do not openly discuss it), and open awareness (when the patient and healthcare providers openly acknowledge the terminal illness). Options A, B, and C describe other concepts related to coping with terminal illness, but not specifically the states of awareness identified by Strauss and Glaser.

According to Strauss and Glaser, Three States of Awareness of Terminal