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 these different needs are generating within lisa illustrates which relational dialectic?

Autonomy-connection

Explanation:

The autonomy-connection dialectic refers to the contradiction between the desire for the freedom to be independent and the freedom to be dependent. In other words, it is a measure of the interdependence in a relationship.

In this example, Lisa wants to spend time alone (and be independent as an individual) but she also feels the need to share experiences with Bob (be dependent), thus, the main dialectic is being independent vs. being dependent and thus this is an example of the autonomy-connection dialectic.

well, i can't read it so i'll ask you questions about it : )

if you were a reader and you read the introduction, would you want to read more?

does it start with a question? if so, is it something you would want to read about?

and ask any friends or family for their opinion : )