During This First Phase of Decline (In Duck's Model of Intimacy

question 37

Multiple Choice

During this first phase of decline (in Duck's model of intimacy decline) , couples cannot identify precisely what is wrong with the relationship, yet they begin to sense that something is wrong.

• A) dyadic breakdown phase
• B) intrapsychic phase
• C) dyadic phase
• D) social phase

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