PSYC 334 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Agreeableness, Dont, Psychological Abuse

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 334
• Professor: Ryan Curtis

Document Summary

Occurs whenever one person"s motives, goals, beliefs, opinions or behavior interfere with or incompatible with those of another. Ex. personal autonomy versus close connection to others. The amount of con ict people encounter is linked to: Personality people high in neuroticism have more con icts, high in agreeableness have fewer. Attachment style anxiety over abandonment makes con ict more threatening and more frequent stage of life. Older couples have fewer con icts than younger couples. Similarity the less similar people are, the more con ict. Alcohol intoxication exacerbates con ict; adding alcohol to a frustrating disagreement is like adding fuel to a re. Attributions own point of view and whose is wrong. Misunderstanding may occur if partners fail to appreciate that each of them has his or her. Attributional con ict can occur, with partners arguing over whose explanation is right. When an instigation event occurs, the partner may avoid the issue and let it drop.