Pick one of the three dialectic tensions (open and closed, autonomy and connection, and novelty and predictability) you experience in a current interpersonal relationship and describe the relationship you are using for analysis.

Pick one of the three dialectic tensions (open and closed, autonomy and connection, and novelty and predictability) you experience in a current interpersonal relationship and answer the following:

Describe the relationship you are using for analysis:

List the dialectic tension you are illustrating:

Provide a specific example of the dialectic tension you are experiencing:

How is this tension affecting your relationship?

Pick one of the five needs (utility, affirmation, ego support, stimulation, and security) that a particular friend of yours fulfills and answer the following:

Describe the friend that you are using for this analysis:

List the need that you are illustrating: