"So many men get prostate cancer, it must be some type of unidentified bacterial infection." This inaccurate belief about illness supports a _____________ theory of somatic symptom disorders.

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This statement reflects a cognitive approach to illness, which involves beliefs, expectations, and attributions about illness. The individual assumes that all cases of prostate cancer can be explained by a single cause, an unidentified bacterial infection, despite the likelihood that there are multiple causes for prostate cancer.

"So Many Men Get Prostate Cancer, It Must Be Some