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1

The idea behind relational dialectics is that relationships are based on a series of
A)highs and lows.
B)contradictions.
C)goals.
D)societal expectations.
2

Which of the following tensions is mainly internal to the relationship?
A)connectedness-separateness
B)inclusion-seclusion
C)conventionality-uniqueness
D)revelation-concealment
3

Which of the following tensions is mainly external to the relationship?
A)conventionality-uniqueness
B)certainty-uncertainty
C)openness-closedness
D)connectedness-separateness
4

Relational dialectics comes from the ideas of which Russian intellectual?
A)Karl Marx
B)Joseph Stalin
C)Leslie Baxter
D)Mikhail Bakhtin
5

If you and your spouse are constantly arguing over not spending enough time together you are likely having trouble managing which tension?
A)inclusion-seclusion
B)certainty-uncertainty
C)connectedness-separateness
D)revelation-concealment
6

Mary is bored by Tom's unwillingness to try new things. She says that every Friday night all they ever do is order pizza and watch a movie. Which tension are they struggling to manage?
A)conventionality-uniqueness
B)openness-closedness
C)inclusion-seclusion
D)certainty-uncertainty
7

Ron and Karen have been married for 9 months. Karen has kept a diary for most of her life, which she keeps private. Because Karen does not want Ron to read her diary, he feels like she is trying to hide something. Which tension are they struggling to manage?
A)connectedness-separateness
B)openness-closedness
C)revelation-concealment
D)certainty-uncertainty
8

Suppose your significant other has just received a job offer that will require you to move out of state. You don't know whether or not you will move, but you aren't sure whether or not you should tell your family about it. Which tension are you struggling with?
A)revelation-concealment
B)openness-closedness
C)conventionality-uniqueness
D)inclusion-seclusion
9

If your religious tradition expects you to have children early in your marriage and you are not sure if that is a good idea in your situation, you are struggling with which tension?
A)certainty-uncertainty
B)revelation-concealment
C)connectedness-separateness
D)conventionality-uniqueness
10

On the TV series Friends, Monica and Chandler tried to hide their relationship from the other members of their group. Which tension are they trying to manage by making this decision?
A)conventionality-uniqueness
B)inclusion-seclusion
C)connectedness-separateness
D)openness-closedness
11

The reason that external tensions exist is that
A)relationships do not exist in a vacuum.
B)most relationships are not strong enough to survive on their own.
C)relationships can never achieve an internal balance.
D)none of the above
12

The best indicator of how well partners are managing the tensions in their relationship is
A)by how violent their conflicts are over time.
B)how often they have to call family members to help them.
C)the extent to which they sustain an honest dialogue about the tension.
D)There is no one indicator that is best.
13

If you choose to respond to one part of the tension now and the other one later, which management strategy are you using?
A)denial
B)balance
C)spiraling alteration
D)disorientation
14

If you try to explain your feelings in a relationship in a new way so your partner knows why you made the choices you did, you are trying to use which management strategy?
A)denial
B)recalibration
C)disorientation
D)balance
15

_________________ is a way for relational partners to simultaneously respond to opposing forces.
A)Recalibration
B)Reaffirmation
C)Integration
D)Segmentation
16

Relational dialectics argues that relationships are centered on contradictions.
A)True
B)False
17

If you are struggling to have more personal time in your marriage to pursue your hobbies you are most likely struggling with the certainty-uncertainty tension.
A)True
B)False
18

According to dialectical theory there are four tensions that couples must manage outside of the relationship.
A)True
B)False
19

Relational dialectics suggests that we can learn to manage the tensions in a relationship simultaneously without sacrificing one for the other.
A)True
B)False
20

If you have started a new relationship and you are debating about whether or not you should tell your mom, you are trying to deal with revelation-concealment contradiction.
A)True
B)False





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