When Criticism, Defensiveness, Contempt, and Stonewalling Feed Off One Another

question 18

Multiple Choice

When criticism, defensiveness, contempt, and stonewalling feed off one another, they can develop into destructive __________.

• A) complementary conflicts
• B) symmetrical conflicts
• C) compromises
• D) conflict rituals

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