"avoiding guilt" is a grammatically correct phrase and is commonly used in written English.
It is often used to describe the act of trying to prevent or escape feelings of guilt. Example: She always tried to do the right thing, avoiding guilt at all costs.
The relationship between two needs (e.g. avoiding guilt and understanding prognosis) may be different when it comes to satisfaction.
(lactation expert, UK) French professionals also appeared to be concerned with allowing maternal choice and avoiding guilt should the mother decide not to breastfeed, as illustrated below: [giving advice about breastfeeding] bothers me enormously because when you give advice, you may seem pushy: do this, do that.
To avoid guilt, she goes (by train).
"It's a way to share the responsibility," and, perhaps, to avoid guilt.
His plan — which he calls his "meal ticket" — would allow him to avoid guilt, ignominy, even himself.
In this model, bystanders are more likely to help when they view helping as a way to advance their personal growth, to feel good about themselves, or to avoid guilt that may result from not helping.
Here the action is drawn from Austrian history, and the rise of Rudolph of Habsburg (the first of Grillparzer's characters to avoid guilt and tragedy) is contrasted with the fall of the tyrant Ottokar of Bohemia, so that Ottokar's fate is not presented as representative of all humanity.
The suit, he said, was meant, in part, to send a message to the city that it should avoid "guilt by association policing," which could threaten First Amendment rights, particularly during events of national political significance, when protests are bound to take place.
The purpose of being an active father is not to avoid guilt, but to have rich and interesting experiences which will leave you feeling happier and more fulfilled.
The end result is that not bothering the MD (in order to avoid guilt), despite the need to understand one's prognosis, may further raise patient anxiety and substantially impact quality of life.
However, that need to avoid guilt may have a much stronger influence on the ability to meet a more proximal need (the ability to obtain a clear understanding of prognosis).
