In the treatment of eating disorders, which type of therapy is most often used to change thinking patterns and beliefs about weight and body shape that perpetuate eating disorders?
A) psychoanalytic
B) humanistic
C) cognitive-behavioral
D) systematic desensitization

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Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most commonly used treatment for eating disorders. CBT focuses on changing negative thoughts and beliefs about weight and body shape that maintain the eating disorder. It also helps individuals develop healthy coping skills and behaviors to improve their relationship with food and their body. Psychoanalytic therapy focuses on exploring unconscious thoughts and emotions and humanistic therapy emphasizes the importance of self-understanding and personal growth, but these approaches are not as effective in treating eating disorders. Systematic desensitization is a type of therapy used to treat anxiety disorders, it is not used to treat eating disorders.

In the Treatment of Eating Disorders, Which Type of Therapy