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Interpersonal Conflict

Interpersonal Conflict. Wimot & Hocker. Chapter overview. Why study conflict? Definition of conflict Scares resources Personal history Three categorize of family conflict behaviors The Lens model. Why study conflict? .

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Interpersonal Conflict

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  1. Interpersonal Conflict Wimot & Hocker

  2. Chapter overview Why study conflict? Definition of conflict Scares resources Personal history Three categorize of family conflict behaviors The Lens model

  3. Why study conflict? • “The study of conflict is a basic human requirement and the practice of constructive conflict is an essential set of interpersonal skills.” • Conflict can help maintain and understand one’s own interpersonal relationships

  4. Conflict defined • Conflict is an expressed struggle between two or more interdependent parties. • Conflict has perceived incongruent goals • Conflict can be a struggle for scares resources • In conflict, individuals perceive other as a road bock to attain their own goals.

  5. Examples of scares recourses • Money • Time • Affection • Attention

  6. Personal History • "History never repeats itself ,as most people fear. People usually repeat history.“ – Divine Chikobvu • How a person deals with history can be tied to their own families history with conflict

  7. The three categorize of family origin • Avoidant families • Collaborative families • Aggressive families

  8. Rules of an Avoidant family • Family doesn’t recognize conflict • Walks away when conflict arises • Doesn’t allow expressions of strong feelings • Doesn’t acknowledge struggle

  9. Rules of Collaborative families • Have family meetings or meal time discussions • Say openly what they are feeling • Parents help resolve children’s conflicts • Strong feelings are normal and allowed

  10. Rules of Aggressive Families • Survival of the fittest describes the general climate • Be brutally honest regardless of impact • People who don’t engage are weak • Have an audience present when you engage someone

  11. The Lens Model of conflict • Conflict can be viewed like lenses through glasses. • The fundamental aspects in the lens model are 1) communication behaviors 2) the perceptions of those behaviors • Individuals may have different perspectives of the same behaviors. Each person may have a different view of… • Oneself • The other person • The relationship

  12. Two people in conflict can have different perspectives on the same conflict • Notice how the two characters perceive the odds differently • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX5jNnDMfxA

  13. Bibliography • Hocker, Joyce. Wilmot, William. “ Interpersonal Conflict”. McGrawHill. Boston. 2007.

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