Denial--Continually responding to one form of dialectic while ignoring another.
Disorientation--A nonfunctional response due to a feeling of helplessness. Instead of confronting the issue dialogue stops completely.
Spiraling Inversion--A process of responding to one pull (or dialectical force) now and the other (and in most cases the opposite) later.
Segmentation--The action of being open on certain topics while others are taboo to discuss.
Balance--A compromise approach which promotes dialogue between partners because they view both pulls as equal in legitamacy.
Recalibration--A temporary reframing or renaming of a situation so that pulls no longer seem to be in opposite directions.
Integration--The idea of both parties responding to opposing forces simultaneously.
Reaffirmation--Recognition that dialectical tensions will never go away.