Conflict styles

To complete this assignment, please follow the steps and write a 3-4 page reaction paper (double spaced, Times New Roman, one-inch margins) reflecting upon the questions listed below:

Step 1: Assess your conflict style using the scale in Application 5.1 of your textbook. Compromising

Step 2: Ask someone who is close to you, i.e. someone who you are close enough with that they have seen you in conflict situations, to fill out the assessment thinking about YOU (i.e. how they perceive you act when arguing with them, not how they act).

Step 3: Use the responses from Step 1 and Step 2 to answer the following questions and sub-questions:

1. In Step 1, what did the answers tell you about your conflict style? (10 points)
2. Did you think the results were accurate? Why or why not?
3. How did your results compare to the conflict style you selected for yourself when we covered Chapter 2?
4. Did your results show that you have different styles depending on the relationship?
5. What conflict style do you use the least?
6. What shaped your conflict style? Describe how you feel your culture, family, personality, etc. has influenced your conflict style. (5 points)
7. Review each conflict style in Chapter 5 and consider your results from #1 above. (10 points)
8. Name at least two advantages and at least two disadvantages of the conflict style that you tend to use?
9. Please explain and provide an example of a time you have experiences one of the advantages of the conflict styles you tend to use.
10. Please explain and provide an example of a time you have experiences one of the disadvantages of the conflict styles you tend to use.
11. Did the person you asked to assess your conflict style in Step 2 perceive your style differently than you rated yourself? If so, why do you think that is? (5 points)
12. Do you feel the conflict style you use the most has been effective for you in managing conflict? How might you incorporate other styles into your communication skills repertoire? (5 points)
13. Please proofread to make sure your paper is double spaced with 1-inch margins, Times New Roman 12-point font, and free from spelling and grammatical errors! (5 points)