Using “I language” that phrases your interpretations and opinions as your own rather than defense-arousing “you language” is a strategy that should be employed in _________.

What contributes to listeners' limited attention span?

What will be an ideal response?

The main difference between catastrophe theory and stage models of relationship dissolution such as Duck’s dissolution model is that ______.

A. catastrophe theory proposes that relationships may end suddenly rather than moving through stages B. the stages of catastrophe begin after the relationship ends C. catastrophe theory is a model of conflict rather than relational dissolution D. catastrophe theory focuses only on stages related to the intrapsychic phase, the denial phase, and the terminating phase