Exam 10: Managing Interpersonal Conflicts

Debora and Carl use different conflict styles depending on the situation they are in.What style does this demonstrate?

Identify a long time relationship you have with a friend or family member.Examine the communication in this relationship in terms of relational conflict styles and conflict rituals.

Match the descriptions of styles below with the terms they best describe. -One partner exercises control and the other is willing to go along.

The complementary conflict style shifts between the parallel and symmetric styles depending on the issue.

Gilles and Sam are business partners sharing a small office.Sam wears a lot of cologne.Gilles has scent allergies and is bothered greatly by Sam's cologne.After some heated discussion,they decide that Sam will only wear cologne on days that Gilles is not in the office.What conflict style have Gilles and Sam used?

Ming is originally from South Korea.Because of her cultural background,which behaviour is she likely to engage in when confronted with conflict?

A couple goes through a bitter divorce and most of their money is spent on legal fees.What approach to conflict is this an example of?

Stable relationships have little or no conflict.

Anne is upset with her husband,Bill.She knows how sensitive he is about his weight so,to get back at him,Anne makes a rude comment about his weight.Which crazymaker is this?

Which conflict style exhibits the most flexibility?

Melissa is angry at her girlfriend Carrie so she decides not to clean up after herself because she knows this annoys Carrie.This is an example of the gunnysacker category of crazymakers.

Which conflict style incorporates a high degree of concern for others and a low degree of concern for self?

When is best to use a competing conflict style?

Tisa is upset with her friend Becky; however,Tisa doesn't want to upset Becky so she decides not to say anything.Tisa is using the avoiding conflict style.

Collaborating seeks win-win solutions and collaborators demonstrate a high degree of concern for themselves and others.

Which of the following is a lose-lose conflict style in which the parties ignore the problem at hand?

What should you consider in order to decide what conflict style you should use?

Win-win solutions to conflicts are nearly impossible.

Pseudoaccommodators pretend to give in,in a conflict situation,and then continue to act in the same way.

Match the descriptions of styles below with the terms they best describe. -Partners focus on interaction and they are secure.