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Differentiation Of Self And Emotional Pressures And Anxiety

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Differentiation of self is the ability for individuals to be unresponsive to emotional pressures and anxiety. Individuals are able to handle themselves when faced with difficult situations. They are also able to balance their thinking and feelings. An example of this concept is a man’s family pressuring him to settle down in finding a woman and getting married and starting a family. His parents, specifically his mom may be pressuring him because she may want a grandchild. As a differentiated person, the man is able to reflect on his thoughts of his romantic relationship (if he has one). If he is currently in a relationship, he will not give into the pressure of asking for his significant other’s hand in marriage knowing that he is not ready to make the commitment, just to make his family happy. If the man is not currently in a relationship, as a differentiated person, he will not seek a woman and get into a relationship just to make his family happy. He will seek a relationship when he feels it is the right time for him. If his focus is his career, he will focus on that and then, later on, get into a relationship .

Triangles refer to a relationship system where two people in a relationship are at odds and either one or both partners seek a third person to relieve the pressure and anxiety caused by the tension in the dyad. An example of this concept is a husband and wife having marital discord. They are in the middle of a nasty divorce. They have a child together and the

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