A therapist helps Rebecca overcome her fear of water by getting her to swim in the family's backyard pool three times a day for two consecutive weeks. The therapist's approach to helping Rebecca best illustrates

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The therapist's approach is exposure therapy, as he is gradually exposing Rebecca to her fear (water) in a safe and controlled environment (backyard pool) to help her overcome it. Stress inoculation training involves teaching individuals coping strategies to deal with stress, aversive conditioning involves pairing an unpleasant stimulus with an undesired behavior to decrease the frequency of that behavior, and psychodynamic therapy involves exploring unconscious conflicts and emotions. None of these approaches are illustrated in the scenario provided.

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