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Week Three - Theories of Conflict (2): Emotions and Conflict as a Social Outcome

This week we'll look at the role of emotions and strategies for managing emotionally based thoughts and behaviours that lead to conflict.  

1. Your "reading" this week includes surveying  Byron Katie's website and trying out her approach to cognitive reappraisal and giving a guided meditation a try.  Make any observations of the material and your experience using them in journal and for your discussion.  What do Byron Katie's cognitive reappraisal approach and the approach offered in "Difficult Conversations" have in common with the "Difficult Conversations" approach?

2.For the "Difficult Conversations" discussion, read chapter three and think of a conflict you’ve been involved in, and identify the intentions and impacts that influenced how the conflict unfolded.

· How did your assumptions contribute to the conflict?

· Using the material on how to avoid the two mistakes, suggest how you might avoid these problems in the future.