What Does "Dialectic" Refer to in Dialectical Behavior Therapy

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Multiple Choice

What does "dialectic" refer to in dialectical behavior therapy?

• A) the intersecting layers of oppression
• B) the joining of opposites: acceptance and change
• C) the multiple facets of the approach
• D) the rejection of a disease-based model

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