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Title

test 2

Description

Relational Maintenance Major Dialectics (Baxter)

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Subject

Communication

Level

Undergraduate 3

Created

11/10/2009

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Term

Selection

Definition

Involves valuing one side of the dialectical over the other

Term

Separation

Definition

involves favoring each side of the dialectic at different times

Term

Neutralization

Definition

When couples avoid fully engaging either side of the dialectic

Term

Re-framing

Definition

Involves adjusting perceptions of the dialectics so they seem complimentary rather than contradictory