Title: Psychology of Conflict: Personal Conflict

Contents

1. Introduction: Author introduces conflict pitting her and her parents. She desired enrol to a master’s degree in business administration (MBA) in a university in California, United States immediately after finishing her bachelor’s degree. On the contrary, her to return home, Saudi Arabia, to work in a big company and then enrol to Master of Arts (MA) in Entrepreneurship

2. Author discusses why her parents believed a master’s degree in entrepreneurship is more worthwhile than MBA

3. Author discusses her response to her parent’s arguments

4. Author discusses what her parents did after enrolling for the MBA—they said they would not foot for fees for the program

5. Discussion: Author’s approach to the conflict

6. Discussion: Compromise agreement

7. Discussion: What hindered conflict resolution?

8. Discussion: Which party won?

9. Discussion: What the author lost

10. Did you actively listen to the other party’s needs?

11. Did you express your needs to the other party?

12. What were the rewards and costs of passive, aggressive, or assertive behavior in the conflict?

13. Most effective style of resolving the conflict

14. My style of dealing with conflict

15. My weaknesses in conflict resolution

16. Conclusion

17. References

Number of words (excluding references): 5,216 (17.39 pages)