Teaching individuals with somatic symptom disorders about how to restructure their maladaptive beliefs about their physical symptoms would be the focus of which type of therapy?
A) Psychoanalysis
B) Cognitive-behavioral therapy
C) Impulse control therapy
D) Panic control therapy

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Cognitive-behavioral therapy focuses on restructuring maladaptive beliefs and thoughts. This approach has been found to be effective in treating somatic symptom disorders. Psychoanalysis generally focuses on early childhood experiences and unconscious conflicts, while impulse control therapy is used for impulse control disorders and panic control therapy is specifically for panic disorder.

Teaching Individuals with Somatic Symptom Disorders About How to Restructure