Objective: Assess a personal conflict in light of conflict theory.

Theory is limited to being abstract unless that theory is made practical and applied to one’s own personal conflicts. Assessing a specific conflict, including how it escalated and was defused or resolved, is profitable in learning how to manage conflicts in the future.

Prepare a 5 paragraph journal by following the instructions below:
Choose a conflict you are having now or have had in the past. Make it a fairly significant one so you have sufficient thoughts and material to report in this journal exercise.
Analyze the conflict based on the “Conflict Assessment Guide” on pp. 242-244.
Not all of the areas of the guide may be applicable. Choose the ones that are most useful in analyzing your conflict.
Conclude with a statement of how this assessment guide was helpful for you.