What does biofeedback reduce somatic anxiety through?

• A. Self-talk/visualization
• B. Diet changes
• C. Sleep duration
• D. Resistance training

Answer: (A)

Biofeedback helps you learn to control your body's physical responses to anxiety by providing real-time signals from your body (like muscle tension or heart rate) and using those signals to guide relaxation practices. As you notice these cues, you apply cognitive strategies such as positive self-talk and guided imagery to lower arousal. This combination—using feedback to stay aware of bodily changes and then using self-talk or visualization to calm those responses—directly reduces somatic anxiety. Diet changes, sleep duration, and resistance training can influence anxiety in other ways, but they’re not how biofeedback achieves the reduction.