PSY327H5 Lecture 9: Week 9
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Why do verbal fights sometimes turn into aggression: plan for today. Part 2: interpersonal violence: conflict, what is conflict, when one person"s motives, goals, beliefs, opinions, or behaviour are incompatible with their partner, conflict is inevitable. There are opposing motivations between: personal autonomy and close connection to others, do you pursue intimacy or freedom, openness versus closedness, do you pursue honesty, candor, and authenticity, or privacy, discretion, and restraint, conflict is inevitable. Alcohol more to be said about this : participants completed an online diary for 14 days, those high in attachment anxiety. Personality high neuroticism & low agreeableness have most conflict. Attachment securely attached people have fewer conflicts and manage conflicts better when they do occur. = more conflict. Similarity the less similar partners are to each other the more conflict they experience. Sleep people are grumpy and irritable when they"ve slept poorly, and more conflict occurs. occurs. Stage of life older couples have fewer conflicts than younger couples do.
