short answer

Pick one of the three dialectic tensions (open and closed, autonomy and connection, and novelty and predictability) you experience in a current interpersonal relationship and answer the following:

Describe the relationship you are using for analysis:

List the dialectic tension you are illustrating:  

Provide a specific example of the dialectic tension you are experiencing:

How is this tension affecting your relationship?

Pick one of the five needs (utility, affirmation, ego support, stimulation, and security) that a particular friend of yours fulfills and answer the following:

Describe the friend that you are using for this analysis:

List the need that you are illustrating: 

Provide a specific example of how your friend fulfills that need: