Conflict Management Styles

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What is a conflict?

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A disagreement between two people over an idea, a disagreement between multiple people physically, a battle.

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Which of these is the closest definition to COLLABORATING: The problem is ignored, relationships are hurt by the delay in tackling the conflict; One person in the conflict does whatever they can to make the other happy, even if that means they don't get what they want; Both sides decide to come up with a solution that works in everyone's favor and gets their goal; Both sides decide to come up with a solution that almost works in everyone's favor but everyone had to give up a little to get their goal; You do whatever you can to get your end goal, even if that means feelings are hurt along the way.

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Both sides decide to come up with a solution that works in everyone's favor and gets their goal.

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Which of these is the closest definition to COMPETING? Options: The problem is ignored, relationships are hurt by the delay in tackling the conflict; One person in the conflict does whatever they can to make the other happy, even if that means they don't get what they want; Both sides decide to come up with a solution that works in everyone's favor and gets everyone's goal; Both sides decide to come up with a solution that almost works in everyone's favor but everyone had to give up a little to get their goal; You do whatever you can to get your end goal, even if that means feelings are hurt along the way.

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You do whatever you can to get your end goal, even if that means feelings are hurt along the way.

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Which of these is the closest definition to COMPROMISING:
1. The problem is ignored, relationships are hurt by the delay in tackling the conflict
2. One person in the conflict does whatever they can to make the other happy, even if that means they don't get what they want
3. Both sides decide to come up with a solution that works in everyone's favor and gets their goal
4. Both sides decide to come up with a solution that almost works in everyone's favor but everyone had to give up a little to get their goal
5. You do whatever you can to get your end goal, even if that means feelings are hurt along the way

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Both sides decide to come up with a solution that almost works in everyone's favor but everyone had to give up a little to get their goal.

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Which of these is the closest definition to AVOIDING? Options: The problem is ignored, relationships are hurt by the delay in tackling the conflict; One person in the conflict does whatever they can to make the other happy, even if that means they don't get what they want; Both sides decide to come up with a solution that works in everyone's favor and gets their goal; Both sides decide to come up with a solution that almost works in everyone's favor but everyone had to give up a little to get their goal; You do whatever you can to get your end goal, even if that means feelings are hurt along the way.

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The problem is ignored, relationships are hurt by the delay in tackling the conflict

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Which of these is the closest definition to ACCOMMODATING? Options: The problem is ignored, relationships are hurt by the delay in tackling the conflict; One person in the conflict does whatever they can to make the other happy, even if that means they don't get what they want; Both sides decide to come up with a solution that works in everyone's favor and gets their goal; Both sides decide to come up with a solution that almost works in everyone's favor but everyone had to give up a little to get their goal; You do whatever you can to get your end goal, even if that means feelings are hurt along the way.

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One person in the conflict does whatever they can to make the other happy, even if that means they don't get what they want.

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Use ACCOMMODATING to solve this conflict: Your sibling wants the new toy you got for your birthday and complains to your parents about it

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You let your sibling play with it any time they want to

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Use AVOIDING to solve this conflict: Your sibling wants the new toy you got for your birthday and complains to your parents about it.

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You hide the toy, and never take it out in fear that your sibling will remember about it and complain to your parents again.

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Use COMPROMISING to solve this conflict: Your sibling wants the new toy you got for your birthday and complains to your parents about it. Options: You fight with your sibling and push them around until they agree to never touch your stuff again, You talk to your parents and come up with a plan to buy your sibling the same toy, You let your sibling play with it any time they want to, You let your sibling play with it but only on the weekends, You hide the toy, and never take it out in fear that your sibling will remember about it and complain to your parents again.

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You let your sibling play with it but only on the weekends.

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Use COLLABORATING to solve this conflict: Your sibling wants the new toy you got for your birthday and complains to your parents about it

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You talk to your parents and come up with a plan to buy your sibling the same toy.