Question

Lisa wants some time alone because she feels a need to get in touch with herself as an individual. however, she also feels the need to share experiences with her partner bob and cherishes the time they spend together. the tension theee different needs are generating within lisa illustrates which relational dialectic?

Answer 1

Relational dialectics are opposite or contradictory needs in a certain relationship between the partners. This theory of interpersonal communicaiotn was proposed by Leslie Baxter and W. K. Rawlins. What the these needs, the need for solitude and the need for connection in Lisa illustrate the autonomy/connection relationship dialectic.