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QUESTIONS TO SHARPEN YOUR FOCUS

1
How many different synonyms and equivalent phrases can you list that come close to capturing what Baxter and Montgomery mean by the word dialectic? What do these words have in common?
2
Which of the nine theories discussed in previous chapters would Baxter and Montgomery consider simplistic or antidialectical?
3
What conflicting pulls place the most strain on your closest personal relationship? To what extent do you and your partner use spiraling inversion, segmentation, and dialogue to deal with that tension?
4
Why wouldn't typical scale items like the one following reveal dialectical tension in a close relationship, even if it exists?

What characterizes your relationship?

Intimacy :____:____:____:____:____:____:____: Independence






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