The Maintain Approvals section expanded option under the Other customizations section of the Approval Global Configuration screen allows to maintain the Approvals section expanded so that the Approvals are always displayed.
By default the Approvals section shows one progress bar for each transition needing one/more approval/s.
The approval details are collapsed and can be displayed by clicking the right arrow.
The following screenshots show on the right the issue screen and the associated setting, on the left, to maintain the Approvals section expanded.
Approval Global Configuration screen
Approvals section on the Issue screen