Psychology of conflict

Conflict is a state of opposition, disagreement or incompatibility between two or more people or groups of people, which is sometimes characterized by physical violence. Psychologists can make some group of conflicts. There are three types of conflicts: approach-approach, avoidance-avoidance, and approach-avoidance.

First type of conflict is approach-approach conflict. It is one of the three major types of conflict described by psychologist Kurt Lewin in 1931.Approach – approach conflict is a psychological conflict or a situation of indecision where an individual is confronted having to choose between equally desirable alternatives. It happens when a person has to choose between two desirable outcomes, such as a choice between finishing college and a full-time job offer. This conflict is often the easier to resolve than the two other conflicts, which are avoidance-avoidance conflict and approach-avoidance conflict.



Other type of conflict is avoidance-avoidance conflict. It is also described by psychologist Kurt Lewin in 1931. This conflict involves choosing between undesirable alternatives or outcomes in which a person tends to avoid. For example, you must choose to clean your room or do the dishes. Research shows that as organisms approach an unattractive choice, it becomes more repellent.


The last but not the least type of conflict is approach-avoidance conflict. It is also described by psychologist Kurt Lewin in 1931. It is a psychological conflict or a situation of indecision and vacillation when an individual is confronted with an event or an object that has desirable and undesirable qualities. It is happen when an individual is indecisive and ambivalent in pursuing a desirable goal that has an undesirable outcome. For instance, a person wants to do something but fears the consequence it entails. This conflict is often the more difficult to resolve.

Now I will mention reasons of conflicts. There are many reasons of conflicts:

Conflict of interest
Value conflicts
Conflict of structure
Conflict of relation
Conflict of informatikon

I do not forget the benefits of conflicts because i know that there are many negative things about conflict, still there are some benefits. There are many benefits of conflicts
Firstly, when person what to win in that conflict are competition in conflict
Secondly, when are different aim for participants of conflict and it is not so important for one of participants are avoidance in conflict
Thirdly, when are different aim for participants of conflict are adaptation in conflict
Fourthly, when aim of conflict are important for both participants of conflict are contribution in conflict
Fifthly, when both participants want the same things but can’t achieve it are compromise in conflict

The basic drawback of conflicts is that they can sometimes result in physical discomfort or pain, often in the form of tension headaches. Furthermore, person who is susceptible to conflicting situations is more likely to feel miserable, unhappy and disgruntled for most of a time. Also that type of a person may lose friends or close people because of his arrogant personality


In conclusion I would like to say that people need conflicts because it can train up person how he or she should act in conflict. Also I would like to say that people can to solve some problems without conflicts

References
http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Approach-approach_conflict
http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Avoidance-avoidance_conflict
http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Approach-avoidance_conflict
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_of_interest
http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/peace/problem/valdiff.htm