When Jess and Jim had a long distance relationship, they made the better of it by saying that living apart has actually brought them closer together. This couple manages their dialectical tension through the strategy of __________.
A) denial
B) segmentation
C) reframing
D) moderation

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Reframing involves reinterpreting a dialectical tension so that it is no longer experienced as a tension. In this case, Jess and Jim have reframed the distance between them as a positive force that has brought them closer together, rather than viewing it as a negative aspect of their relationship.

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