You choose

Conflict and Stress

Name

Instructor

University

Date

Introduction

No matter how resourceful people may be in coping with problems , the circumstances of life inevitably involve stress . Motives are not easily satisfied and there are obstacles that must be overcome , decisions to be made , and delay to be tolerated . People seem to be living in a nervous society . Under this situation there is a need to make adjustments here and there (Halonen and Santrock , 1996 . This attempts to help one become aware of how people respond to frustration and

stress . The following statements of the problem guide the inquirer as to the direction of this

Problem statement 1 : What is frustration and when does it occur

Problem statement 2 : What factors cause frustration

Problem statement 3 : What is a conflict and what motives present the greatest potential for conflict

Problem statement 4 : What are some if the immediate reactions to frustrations

Problem statement 5 : What cause people to react to frustrations

Problem statement 6 : How are defense mechanisms described and to what extent can defense mechanism be used

Problem statement 7 : In what extent can defense mechanisms be used

Problem statement 8 : What are the physiological effects of stress

Discussion

Problem statement 1 : What is frustration and when does it occur

As an event , the thwarting circumstances that block or interfere with goal-directed activity is frustration . As a state , it is the annoyance confusion , or anger engendered by being thwarted , disappointment and defeated (Halonen and Santrock , 1996

Problem statement 2 : What factors cause frustration

Physical Environment in the forms of obstacles such as traffic jams crowded lines at the supermarket , droughts that destroy a farmer 's crops , noise that prevents concentration , floods that delay people in their travel comprise this category . Social Environment as well such as restrictions imposed by other people laws , customs , and norms of society cause frustration . In addition there is the individual 's own limitation such lack of specific abilities and /or physical handicaps . Lastly conflict contributes to the occurrence of frustration (Morris and Maisto , 1999

Problem statement 3 : What is a conflict and what motives present the greatest potential for conflict

Related to frustration is the state of conflict which results when one must make a choice of alternatives and cannot arrive at a decision

One of the confusing things about frustration and conflict is that each may be the consequence of the other . An example is when a guy meets a girl and asks for a date and is turned down , results to frustration . He then asks himself : should I ask again or should I give up ? That is conflict

There are four types of conflict and these include

Approach-approach . This type of conflict occurs when the individual has two desirable but mutually exclusive goals . An illustration for this is when a student who has just finished his course is offered two jobs which are both good but he must only select one of these jobs (Morris and Maisto , 1999

Avoidance - avoidance . A...