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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. |
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Which of the following tensions describes an internal dialectic? |
| | A) | connectedness-separateness |
| | B) | inclusion-seclusion |
| | C) | conventionality-uniqueness |
| | D) | revelation-concealment |
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Which of the following tensions describes an external dialectic? |
| | A) | conventionality-uniqueness |
| | B) | certainty-uncertainty |
| | C) | openness-closedness |
| | D) | connectedness-separateness |
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Relational dialectics come from the ideas of which Russian intellectual? |
| | A) | Karl Marx |
| | B) | Joseph Stalin |
| | C) | Leslie Baxter |
| | D) | Mikhail Bakhtin |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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In Baxter's discussion of dialogue as an aesthetic movement she suggests that relationships, although filled with different voices, come together at key times. Which of the following is an example of this dialogue? |
| | A) | Having a talk that defines the relationship. |
| | B) | Having a marriage renewal ceremony. |
| | C) | Having a tradition of activities for the July 4th Holiday. |
| | D) | All of the above. |
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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. |
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The strategy spiraling inversion, switching between two contrasting voices is connected with which sense of dialogue? |
| | A) | utterance |
| | B) | aesthetic movement |
| | C) | critical sensibility |
| | D) | dialectical flux |
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Which one of Bahktin's sense of dialogue does Baxter use to explain the constant changes in relationships even in areas where some agreement has been fixed? |
| | A) | Utterance |
| | B) | Aesthetic movement |
| | C) | Critical sensibility |
| | D) | Dialectical flux |
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Suppose your brother marries a woman from a completely different racial and ethnic background than your family. In the town where you family lives there is little racial diversity. According to Baxter, the issue of race will only be a problem if the couple defines it as one. Which dialogic idea does this example represent? |
| | A) | utterance |
| | B) | critical sensibility |
| | C) | constitutive process |
| | D) | dialectical flux |
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