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Dependence
Independence
Enmeshed
Disconnected
Dialectical Behavior Therapy COMMON DIALECTICS
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Wanting to make your own choices & do what you want to do AND still needing your parents for a ride to do those things
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Choices
Picking your class schedule AND receiving enough credits to graduate
Parameters
Other-focused
Sitting With
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Self-focused
Problem Solving
Being upset in class after finding out you got a D on a paper AND using coping skills to calm & stay in class (instead of storming out)
Privacy
Transparency
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Keeping some things between you & your therapist AND sharing important treatment-related information with your parents
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