Conflict in Relationships and Conflict Styles
Conflict happens more in _______ & ________ relationships compared to friendships and work relationships.
Family & Romantic
Negative behavior is attributed to causes that are external, unstable, and specific. refers to which of the two attributions:
Relationship-enhancing attribution or
Distress maintaining attribution
Relationship-enhancing attribution.
What type of Conflict focuses on logical argument and reasoning?
Argumentativeness
What are the four patterns of conflict resolution?
(1) negative reciprocity, (2) demand-withdraw, (3) the four horsemen of the apocalypse, and (4) accommodation.
Topics that cause conflict relate to incompatibility in some way are:
(hint there are 4 main ones)
Money, chores, drinking & religion.
What three attribution styles were discussed in chapter 11?
Personal vs Situational, Stable vs Unstable, Global vs Specific.
Criticizing the other person's character or appearance is an example of what?
Aggressiveness.
Is channel switching useful for managing conflict?
yes
What is the term for "negative effects arise because parents who engage in dysfunctional conflict are also likely to have dysfunctional parenting styles"
Spillover effect
People in happy relationships tend to make _________by attributing negative behavior such as complaints, whining, and nagging to causes that are external, unstable, and specific.
Relationship-enhancing attributions.
What is one effective listening strategy?
Let partner speak
Put yourself in their shoes
Don't assume/ jump to conclusions
Ask questions
Paraphrase what your partner says
conflicts that start within a mediated channel (such as texting) often continue________
face to face
What is the term for when children who have parents who frequently engage in aggressive conflict do worse in school and have trouble interacting with their peers in part because children adopt conflict styles similar to their parents’ conflict styles (when related to divorce)?
Socialization effect
If Doug thinks "Mary is so stubborn. She always thinks she’s right! We never agree about how to discipline our daughters—or anything else for that matter!” What type of attribution is he displaying?
Distress-Maintaining Attribution.
Threatining another person is an example of what?
Agressiveness
What are the four motivations for switching channels during conflict?
1. To avoid conflict escalation
2. To manage emotion
3. To Ajust to partner preferences
4. To resolve the conflict
What are the 6 main conflict styles?
Competitive fighting, compromising, collaborating, indirect, avoiding, and yielding.
People are more likley to take conflict personally when they have a __________ relationship with whom they are arguing.
Options: happy or unhappy
unhappy
What are the four deficits we described when talking about violence in relationships?
General emotional expression
Anger management
Problem-solving
Giving/receiving social support
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