Deck 7: Analyzing Conflicts

Question 1

Which of the following terms best describes a marriage where both partners accept a conventional,calm,ordered marriage that maintains little conflict?

A)Conflict-habituated relationship
B)Devitalized marriage
C)Passive-congenial relationship
D)Vital relationship
E)Total marriage

Answer 1

C

Question 2

One option for addressing destructive coalitions is to "soften them."

Answer 2

False

Question 3

_____ are central to passing and receiving messages from network members.

A)Heavy communicators
B)System isolates
C)Third-party interveners
D)Stonewallers
E)Detractors

Answer 3

A

Question 4

All short interactions are considered microevents.

Question 5

All of the following are effective ways for assessing a conflict except:

A)observing the parties in conflict.
B)determining which party is at fault.
C)interviewing conflicting parties.
D)identifying patterns.
E)using metaphoric analysis.

Question 6

Families that are oriented toward conformity rather than conversation produce young adults who experience higher levels of satisfaction.

Question 7

"Total marriages" are what the book suggests as the best goal for all marriages.

Question 8

The concept of circular causality is less concerned with where the conflict started and more concerned with the sequence of patterns in the conflict.

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true of microevents?

A)They are prescriptive of human behavior.
B)They are interactions that result in essential outcomes.
C)They are varied loops of unobservable interpersonal behaviors.
D)They are any type of short interaction that occurs between two individuals.
E)They are interactions that give information about other interactions.

Question 10

According to the Conflict Assessment Guide,the question "What attitudes toward conflict do participants seem to hold?" helps clarify which of the following components?

A)Orientation to the conflict
B)Nature of the conflict
C)Interests
D)Styles
E)Personal intervention

Question 11

Which of the following refers to constructive system-enhancing behaviors that enable the system to grow,innovate,and change?

A)Adjudication
B)Cathexis
C)Fractionation
D)Morphogenesis
E)Stonewalling

Question 12

When analyzing coalitions in a conflict,the member who is "out" is called:

A)the instigator.
B)the investigator.
C)the isolate.
D)the intermediary.
E)the mediator.

Question 13

A repetitive loop of observable communication with a redundant outcome is called:

A)a toxic triangle.
B)a microevent.
C)a coalition.
D)a system.
E)an isolate.

Question 14

Conflict for couples in nonintimate-aggressive relationships is usually not satisfying because more energy is drained than is gained.

Question 15

All of the following are key concepts of systems theory except:

A)wholeness.
B)organization.
C)individualism.
D)collectivism.
E)patterning.

Question 16

Labeling people in systems (workplaces,families,friends)helps each person predict how others will behave.

Question 17

Although forming coalitions often happens naturally,they can become toxic if the groups begin to engage in destructive conflict.

Question 18

Caitlin ran to her mother to tell on her brother Sam.Caitlin said that Sam hurt her hand when they passed each other on the stairwell.Caitlin's mom decided to sit down with both of the children and ask them what happened,starting from when they saw each other on the stairs.She found out that Caitlin,in fact,hurt her hand when she hit Sam.Sam did nothing in return! Which principle of the system theory is Caitlin's mom likely to recognize in this situation?

A)Conflict in systems occurs in chain reactions.
B)Each member gets labeled,or programmed,into a specific role in the system.
C)System members must cooperate in order to keep conflicts going.
D)Systems develop rules for conflict that are followed even if they work poorly.
E)Sam is more honest than Caitlin.

Question 19

According to the concept of circular causality,the most important part of assessing a conflict is figuring out who "started" it.

Question 20

If a conflict progresses to Stage IV,as described in the book,the authors suggest that a neutral third party become involved to help.

Question 21

A person in a "system" who is in few or no triangles is called the:

A)sole problem.
B)isolate.
C)heavy communicator.
D)fractionator.
E)None of the answers is correct.

Question 22

Which of the following stages of conflict is characterized by parties engaged in serious power struggles,polarization,and lack of information sharing?

A)Stage I
B)Stage II
C)Stage III
D)Stage IV
E)Stage V