SBC Resolving Conflicts Working as A US Army Major Discussion

Module 05 Discussion – Positive Responses to
Relational Conflict
Think about a conflict you have experienced either in the workplace (US
army) or in a significant personal relationship (brother). In your initial post
respond to the following questions with a minimum 3-4 sentence answer.
1. Describe the situation briefly and consider which response to conflict was
demonstrated by either you OR the other person in the conflict. (Examples
would be avoidance or collaboration.)
2. What communication strategies did you use to resolve the conflict?
For your response, compare and contrast the conflict you discussed in your
original post with your classmate’s conflict. Make sure your response is 4-6
sentences long.
Running head: RESOLVING CONFLICTS
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For your response, compare and contrast
the conflict you discussed in your original post with your classmate’s
conflict. Make sure your response is 4-6 sentences long.
Swearingen
Module 5 Discussion
COLLAPSE
One situation that comes to mind for the discussion is a conflict in my current relationship. When I started
this relationship I was going through a divorce and my soon to be ex-husband and I still communicated
because there were things that we were still trying to figure out in our divorce like who was getting what. The
only way we would communicate was through email due to the fact that my ex could not show respect. We
had been talking one day and my current boyfriend saw that we had been talking and he was not very happy
with it. He did not understand why it was that we needed to still have contact because we do not have
children together and he felt that we could work everything out in court. An argument started and I could tell
that he was escalating very fast so I made the decision that we both walk away from the situation and calm
down so that things did not get said that we could not take back and once we were calm then we could come
back together and discuss the situation. So, for the time it was avoidance but came to collaboration when we
were able to sit down, talk, and resolve the problem. We promised each other that we would never talk to the
other like that again and if there was ever a problem, we would communicate so the other could understand
and not fly off the edge. This has helped through our relationship up to this point with us being together for 3
years now and have not had an argument since. We have learned how to communicate with each other when
there is a problem and not yell and scream.