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:
Provide a specific example of how your friend fulfills that need:
