When focusing on the complex nature of separateness and connectedness in the family, intimacy is seen not as the absence of distance; but rather, intimacy and distance are seen as simultaneously operating in family relationships. This type describes which of the following?

A. complementary thinking
B. monologic thinking
C. dualistic thinking
D. dialectic thinking


Answer: D

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