Question

Which relational dialectic is causing tension in the following situation? When Chad's twin sister Lacey arrived home from a vacation with two of her friends, Chad could tell something was wrong. "Hey, did the vacation not go well?" he asked. "It was fine," she muttered. "Is that why you look like you want to poke someone in the eye?" "I don't want to talk about it, Chad." "Why not?" he pressed. "Because I don't!" autonomy-connection novelty-predictability openness-privacy

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer would be openness-privacy.

Explanation

Relational Dialectic is a theory describing communication patterns in interpersonal relationships (in romantic relationships, friendships and family relationships). This theory mainly explains the struggles and tensions that surface between relationships.

The internal dialectics include:

autonomy-connection

novelty-predictability

openness-privacy

Openness-Privacy is a dialectic that describes an individual's desire to communicate openly, while being entitled to a certain degree of privacy on some matters. For instance, in this case, Anna and Greg are seemingly good friends and share a lot of conversations on various subjects; however,  Anna dislikes Greg's incessant questions regarding the problems she has with her boyfriend because to Anna this subject falls in a more personal domain and she does not want to disclose private matters with Greg, though they talk a great deal.

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Explanation:

Answer 2

The relational dialect "openness-privacy" is causing tension here;
Openness / Privacy Dialectic
• Decisions about how much to share with whom
• Internal dialectic: Self disclosure without opening too
much vs. keeping something in private
• External dialectic: Reveal relationship to others vs.
conceal your relationship from others