Regarding Gottman and Krokoff's three patterns of problem communications, the pattern in which the person refuses to talk with his or her partner is sometimes referred to as
A) the "big freeze."
B) "gunnysacking."
C) "suppression of feelings."
D) "mind reading."

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Gottman and Krokoff's three patterns of problem communications are criticism, contempt, and stonewalling. Stonewalling is the pattern in which the person refuses to talk with his or her partner and is sometimes referred to as the "big freeze."

Regarding Gottman and Krokoff's Three Patterns of Problem Communications, the Pattern