One Strategy That Couples Can Use to Maintain Positive Communication

question 29

Multiple Choice

One strategy that couples can use to maintain positive communication is to work on preventing any of the "four horsemen of the relationship apocalypse." Which of the following are the four horsemen?

• A) criticism, contempt, defensiveness, criticism
• B) contempt, defensiveness, commitment, stonewalling
• C) stonewalling, criticism, contempt, complaining
• D) criticism, contempt, defensiveness, stonewalling

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