If you are being treated for schizophrenia and are learning to distract yourself from the voices you hear and to reinterpret them as just a symptom of your disorder rather than reality, you are MOST likely receiving:
A) psychotherapy.
B) newer antipsychotic drugs.
C) family therapy.
D) cognitive-behavioral therapy.
Answer: D) cognitive-behavioral therapy.
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