Interpersonal Conflict Resolution

What is the term for choosing not to address or engage in conflict due to fear of negative consequences, discomfort, or lack of skill in managing conflict?

Which of the following strategies involves collaboration for mutual benefit in finding solutions to conflicts?

What is the term for the repetitive patterns of conflict in relationships?

In the context of family relationships, what is the communication pattern characterized by one partner making demands or seeking change while the other withdraws or avoids the discussion?

What is the term for the process of finding solutions to conflicts, which can involve distributive strategies and integrative strategies?

Which of the following involves focusing on dimensions of warmth, openness, regulation, and control in parent-adolescent communication?

What is the primary focus of 'Rhetoric and Political Communication'?

What is the primary concern of 'Communication Technologies and U.S.American Political Life'?

What is the focus of 'Practices for Effective Activism in a Digital Age'?

What is the main concern of 'Talking Politics and Saving Democracy'?

What is the focus of 'Family Distancing and Parent-Child Estrangement'?

Interpersonal Conflict

Conflict is a perceived incompatibility of goals, values, or interests between individuals or groups
Provocative actions intentionally or unintentionally escalate conflict
Conflict avoidance is the act of choosing not to address or engage in conflict due to fear of negative consequences, discomfort, or lack of skill in managing conflict

Negotiating Agreements

Negotiating agreements involve finding solutions to conflicts through distributive strategies (competition for resources) and integrative strategies (collaboration for mutual benefit)

Conflict Patterns in Relationships

Serial arguing is a repetitive pattern of conflict in relationships
Demand/Withdraw communication pattern involves one partner making demands or seeking change while the other withdraws or avoids the discussion
Managing Demand/Withdraw requires understanding motivations, addressing communication patterns, and promoting constructive dialogue

Family Communication

Parent/Adolescent Communication focuses on dimensions of warmth, openness, regulation, and control
Topic avoidance and secrets differ in their reasons, types, and consequences within family communication
Communicating closeness with siblings involves relational maintenance behaviors and motivations, such as commitment expression and verbal aggressiveness

Family Distancing and Parent-Child Estrangement

Family distancing and parent-child estrangement have distinct definitions, misconceptions, types, and continuums
Strategies for managing and increasing distance include understanding and addressing the underlying causes

Rhetoric and Political Communication

Rhetoric is the art of persuasion through communication, often used in political discourse to influence beliefs or behaviors
Communication technologies have a significant impact on U.S. American political life, including presidential rhetoric, media fragmentation, and shifts in news media and journalism

Effective Activism and Political Discourse

Talking politics and saving democracy require public deliberation, deliberative democracy, and strategies for enhancing political participation and discourse
Practices for effective activism in a digital age involve the role of social movements, media ecology, and promising practices for digital activism

Test your understanding of conflict resolution concepts, including perceived incompatibility, provocative actions, avoidance strategies, and negotiating agreements. Learn how to manage conflicts effectively and find solutions.