PSY 332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Perfect Storm
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Patterned responses, or clusters of behavior, that people use in conflict: we have style preferences. Family background: but can change depending on context and relationship. E. g. , tommy (circa 2010): oblige in conflict with everyone; my brother philip is wrong about. Remind you of anything: attachment style (models of self & other) 4 scores = likelihood of move away from or engaging in conflict: move away/avoid. To conflict or not conflict, that is the question. Acts of avoiding and engaging = both workable (depending on situation: avoidance -> lead to self-perpetuating cycle. E. g. , fighting about where to eat vs. where to live. Denying conflict, changing/avoiding topics, being noncommittal and withdrawing, joking rather than dealing with conflict. Insecure about one"s own ability to manage or cope with conflict(argumentativeness) Plus expectation that the other person will be unreasonable. Avoidance vs. stonewalling: avoidance = often preventative. Stonewalling = fleeing conflict after it has escalated: more hostile, active shutdown.
