![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Learning Objectives (See related pages)
Upon completion of Chapter 12, the student should be able to:
1. Explain how contradictions function in interpersonal relationships. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 2. Define the two primary approaches pertaining to dialectical tensions. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 3. Identify and clarify the elements basic to the dialectical perspective. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 4. Identify and explain the primary relational dialectics. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 5. Name and explain the strategies of, and responses to, dialectic tensions. |
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