The Inevitability Of Interdependence In Interpersonal Conflicts

This paper will show how conflict and social behavior perspective play an important role in Dasani’s life (Hutchinson, 2015). The reader will have a better understanding of the perspective through examples in Dasani’s life. This paper will conclude with a reflection of the writer’s future profession in the social work field.

Philosopher Emerson once said “every coin has two sides; so do conflicts”. In the pages of human history, conflicts are unavoidable and while major conflicts such as war have been evil forces in the world it can also produce very positive results. That is not to say conflict is entirely positive. When conflict arises there are those individuals that show unexpected qualities; those assets that are sudden and unforseen. These assets can be seen in the movie The Sapphires through the character Dave and on a global scale through Mandela. Unfortunately there are also those individuals who in the midst of conflict express unexpected negative traits. This can be seen through the

Nurses are required to interact with multiple individuals on a daily basis. These individuals include the patient, patient’s family members, and other healthcare team members. As the nurse works with these groups of individuals, he or she may experience an interpersonal conflict with any of them. However, it is more likely for the nurse to experience conflicts with other healthcare workers. When the nurse experiences an interpersonal conflict with other members of the healthcare team, tension rises in the workplace, causing stress to all other workers even if they are not directly involved in the conflict. According to Higginbottom, “Employees suffering from high stress levels have lower engagement, are less productive and have higher absenteeism levels than those not working under excessive pressure” (2014, para. 1). In other words, interpersonal conflict at workplace can lower the productivity of the whole healthcare team. I have been licensed as a registered nurse since July of 2013; therefore, my experience regarding interpersonal conflict at workplace is limited. However, I remember one incidence clearly. During my second year of working as a registered nurse, I have experienced an interpersonal conflict with one of the staff at the clinic I worked in, which resulted in dismissal of that staff from the clinic.

Conflict management deals with many levels of communications. Power and influence play a key role in how conflict is resolved in situations involving conflict. The film Lean On Me was first and foremost about transformation on several different levels. At first glance the tactics of “Crazy Joe” Clark seem harsh and arbitrary. It helps to understand that Joe Clark in real life was a sergeant in the Army reserves. (Gallene 1989) Much of the tactics displayed in the movie would be familiar to anyone who had ever been to boot camp.

The Conflict- Scenario #2 Brief Description This scenario looks at the pecking order tends to take place between “rookie” and senior officers. Senior officers pass off or “slough” off calls and paper work to the “rookie” members. In the beginning the junior members are fine with it, but as time goes on it makes it harder for them to keep up with their work; they eventually fall behind.

In looking at components that construct a successful interpersonal relationship I believe another theory that relates to our relationship is the Relational Dialectics Theory. Relational Dialectics Theory is defined as relational life is characterized by ongoing tensions between contradictory impulses. Relational Dialectics Theory pictures relationships as a constant process and motion. I view this as being compromise in our marriage. There is no perfect relationship, each relationship will maintain and undergo struggles, it is how we chose to manage these struggles and move forward that ultimately decide the fate of our interpersonal relationships.

Renita J. is a 56-year-old Caucasian heterosexual mature adult female who has 13 years of formal education and lives alone. Renita is self-referred due to experiencing an interpersonal conflict at her place of employment. She reports having worked as an independent contractor in the oilfield for approximately 20 years and has just recently transitioned into an office position. She reports that while she “gets along” with most of her co-workers there is one in particular that has posed a problem on at least one occasion. Renita states a desire to resolve the conflict but is unsure about how to go about doing it. She further reports having feelings of “slight anxiety” and that her sleep pattern has been mildly disrupted because of this.

From the data collected it was evident that the majority of the health class students had a poor supportive family environment, due to poor communication skills. Supportive family environment provides a sense of belonging and a feeling of security to all family members. When conflict arises, it threatens that security. Whether the disharmony initiates from within the family unit or from external sources, individual family members and the family as a whole can experience a range of negative emotions and consequences. According to Machado JC. (2008) conflict within families occurs 61.54% a week due to internal factors and external factors such as stage of adolescents, parenting styles, communication and economics. These factors are the barriers

Conflict is pretty much inevitable when you work with others. Everyone have different viewpoints and under the right set of circumstances, those differences could pile up and escalate to conflict. How you handle that conflict determines whether it works to the team's advantage, or contributes to its disadvantage. Conflict isn't necessarily a terrible thing. Healthy and constructive conflict is a factor of high-functioning teams. Conflict arises because of the differences between people, the same differences that often make diverse teams more effective than those made up of people with similar experience. When people with varying viewpoints, experiences, skills, and opinions are tasked with a project or challenge, the combined effort can far surpass what any group of similar

There are a number of marked differences between instrumental behaviors and expressive behaviors in both interpersonal conflicts and crisis conflicts. Instrumental behaviors, for instance, are defined as “actions that facilitate a form of progress toward an outcome” (Madrigal, Bowman, & McClain, 2009, p. 121). These type of behaviors are typically motivated by the individual’s goals or interests in a conflict. For instance, a person will find something to eat when they are hungry or they will drink when they are thirsty. Basically, they are satisfying some material need or desire. In a conflict situation, instrumental behaviors tend to result from the perception that the other party has oppositional goals or interest and, therefore, is creating a barrier for them to achieve said goals. In hostage situations, for example, the perpetrator may have a list of objective demands, such as a car, money, weapons, and sometimes even food if the standoff has been going on for a long period of time.

Humans can persevere through conflict when those involved in the conflict realize the natural conflict patterns of humans and human’s ability to create positive value from personal conflict experiences. Grappling with the topic of human nature, in accordance with conflict, is considered impossible because of human’s unpredictability but it is possible when one studies all of the parts.

Interpersonal conflict is described as “an expressed struggle between at least two interdependent people who perceive incompatible goals, scarce resources, or interference in the achievement of their goals (Beebe 221). As with many other things, people have developed some myths about it. One of the interpersonal conflict myths is that it indicates a relationship of poor quality. This is, however, incorrect because the conflict can instead demonstrate the complete opposite. An example would be when a couple is arguing about what to eat for dinner. Such a disagreement can show that there is a supportive environment between the two of them. Both people feel comfortable enough to voice their differing opinions without the fear of being negatively

There are many conflicts occurred in the world. Borisoff and Victor even thought that these conflicts are already become routines (1989). Thus, many of people could not avoid conflicts with each other. But what is the definition of these interpersonal conflicts? According to the Coser, interpersonal conflict is a struggle over values and claims to scarce status, power and resources in which the aims of the opponents are to neutralize, injure, or eliminate the rivals (Hocker & Wilmot, 1995). I also faced to an interpersonal conflict with my mother in recent months, which affects our parent-child relationship. Therefore, a self-reflection is needed to rememorize what I have done and think about the way to

The most recent conflict I had encountered was one that is related to my work. I currently work at an IT company in Israel as an Office Manager. I have been working here for about two and a half years and am pretty content with the job as I know all the loops and holes of the daily tasks that need to be done. Recently, I have received an offer from another IT company, that would like to meet with me and offer me a job at their company. I went to an interview with this other company and a day later they told me that they were interested and would like to continue the hiring process with me.

Conflict mediation is widely studied in interpersonal, not intergroup, situations. As a result, little is known about understanding among groups, rather than individuals. This study attempted to establish whether or not perspective taking techniques simply affect the representatives of groups or if they affect the group as a whole. Due to lack of empirical investigation and in an effort to address the lack of knowledge on the subject, Gutenbrunner and Wagner, drawing upon real intergroup conflict, conducted a study on the effects of perspective taking techniques in intergroup situations. Using the specific techniques of controlled dialogue and role reversal, the authors focused on empathy and the feeling to be heard as they relate to intergroup relations and the effectiveness each has as a method of mediation in conflict situations.