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INTRODUCTION
Illness
Onset
Acute/Rapi
d
illness/acci
dent
Rapid, clear
onset
Chronic
especially
debilitating
Gradual onset
of Experience
Provide little
time for
physical
and
psychologi
cal
adjustment
Short period
between
onset,
diagnosis
and
managemen
t thereby
leaving
little time
to remain
in state of
uncertainty
Suffer from
state of
uncertainty
over
meaning
and
symptom
Family
Caught up in
suddenness
Deal with
immediate
decision
Often with
little support
from within
and outside
the family
unit
If less
threatening,
may be
dramatic but
less crisis
oriented
problem for
the family
Vague
apprehensio
n and
anxiety
Fearful
fantasies
over denial
of
seriousnes
s of
symptoms
and
possible
implication