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 of having Rebecca swim in the pool frequently to overcome her fear of water is an example of exposure therapy. This method involves directly confronting the feared object, situation, or activity in a controlled manner to reduce the fear response over time.

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