Bill was raised in a family where communication was devalued. Sensitive topics and issues were not talked about and, instead, only safe topics such as the weather and current events were discussed. Bill's family could be described as having a focus on which characteristic? Stability Privacy Autonomy Protection

Protection

Explanation:

In relational Dialectics focus is on the dynamic tensions, operating in relationships.

Here Relationships are not linear, nor stage-like, Instead it is a process of contradiction pulling us in different directions.

Dialectics are managed through communication.

Openness and protection are types of internal relational dialetics. They are focused on an important relational tensions that shows our conflicting desires to tell our secrets and to keep them hidden.

Here we are having conflicting desire whether to divulge our secret or to keep it to ourselves.

Bill's family focused on discussing only issues that are safein nature and avoiding meddling or talking about sensitive topics and issues is an example of protection focus.

answer; i believe that the correct answer is (c) ///

answer; genetics;