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Question 1: Based on our class discussion regarding conflict management styles (covert or overt), what is your style? What examples can you provide to explain your style?

Question 2: Think about your Conflict Orientation. How do you perceive conflict before it begins? Do you describe yourself as Lose-Lose, Win-Lose, or Win-Win? How does that affect your personal relationships (family, friends, work, or romantic)?

Question 3: How do you respond to conflict (voice, loyalty, neglect, exit)? Do you respond to conflict differently based on the other person? Do you respond to conflict differently in various situations (work, school, friends, romantic partner, or family)? Why do you do that?

Question 4: What part did your past experiences play in your conflict management? What did you learn about conflict from your family or past relationships? Think back to your childhood and try to remember what implicit or explicit rules for conflict your family modeled and perhaps taught you. (For example, did people disagree openly with each other? Did your parents suggest that arguing with them is unacceptable, or that disagreeing with others was rude? What was the climate in your family like after conflict was resolved? Will you teach your children the same conflict management style?)

Question 5: In what areas do you need to improve your conflict management? Why do you need to improve in those areas? Give specific examples. Do you need to improve in different areas depending on the person you are in conflict with? Provide a very specific action plan, or list of steps you will take, to improve upon your conflict management style in order to have healthy conflict in future relationships.