In some cultures, a family might try to protect the sick person by hiding the truth about his or her condition, even to the point of excluding the patient from decisions about medical treatment.
في بعض المجتمعات ،‏ يحاول افراد العائلة حماية المريض بكتمانهم الحقيقة عن وضعه الصحي ،‏ حتى ان القرارات المتعلقة بعلاجه الطبي تُتخذ بمعزل عنه .‏