Discuss how the tools we learned about this week (naming the problem, reframing, and self-affirmations) might have helped the parties communicate in a more productive way.

Analyzing Interpersonal Conflict

In this assignment, we will reflect upon how stress can inhibit effective communication. Think of a time that you either experienced or observed stress negatively impacting an interpersonal encounter and analyze it as follows:

Describe the conflict.

Discuss how stress impacted the way the parties to the conflict communicated and reacted.

Discuss how the tools we learned about this week (naming the problem, reframing, and self-affirmations) might have helped the parties communicate in a more productive way.