Your Partner Would Be Upset If You Spent Money on a Birthday

question 4

Multiple Choice

Your partner would be upset if you spent money on a birthday surprise, but also would have hurt feelings if you did not buy them a gift. This example best demonstrates which communication dynamic?

• A) incongruence
• B) emotional divestment
• C) double bind
• D) power inequity

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