Hooker postulates that you should not assume that revealing information that may be upsetting to be harmful (Hooker 96). In this case, the doctors are assuming that if he believes he cannot play football again, he will be depressed and it will harm his recovery. They may think that if they do not give him enough hope, he will not put as much effort into physical therapy. However, revealing his chances of playing football again early on may give him a chance to accept it. Ackerman believes that this constitutes a mental constraint (Ackerman 100). Johnny, a patient of depressed mindset, may behave out of character and not work hard at or even refuse physical therapy. This could be unlike his previous, hard-working self. It is crucial to get the patient out of this mindset, perhaps through deception, or as Hooker and Ackerman would recommend, revealing the information early on. After revealing the information, the team may have to repeat it until the patient understands and accepts it, then, assist the patient in processing and dealing with it. While Johnny may be depressed about being unable to play again, he may learn to accept that and work hard at physical therapy anyways to ensure he will be able to walk and run again. Thus, early release of important information may not be detrimental and doctor involvement and conquering the patient 's …show more content…
there are many ways the rehabilitation team can help Johnny through these hard times: telling him the truth, maintaining trust and helping him work through it, but they should avoid deceiving him. Valid points come from Hooker’s perspective of abstaining from deception and concealing information to maintain patient trust. While Ackerman also presents reasons for supporting those points presented in keeping patient 's mental constraints in mind and helping him overcome these struggles. To end, the rehabilitation team should assist the patient in comprehending his current situation and not offer more hope than they believe