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Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communications – 9 week discussion Week 9: Week Nine - Class Discussion Notes You must not copy and paste information. Do not copy or paste information / Please ……. (In your own words, referencing)  Only 100 words Instructional Objectives for this activity: Outline the principles of, responses to, and communication patterns of conflict.In your reading this week, you learned that conflict is a normal part of most interpersonal relationships. Understanding the principles of conflict, and how you respond to conflict, will help you to overcome conflict's possible negative consequences. Respond to all of the following prompts: Think about the ways you typically respond to conflict. Do you tend to rely on one or two of the four responses presented in the text? (Exit, Voice, Loyalty, Neglect). Provide examples to support your conflict response tendencies. Are your response tendencies consistent with research findings about women and men, in general? Chapter 9, "Managing Conflict in Relationships," pages 219-248. The Exit Response: The exit response involves physically walking out or psychologically withdrawing. Refusing to talk about a problem is an example of psychological exit. Ending a relation-ship or leaving when conflict arises are both examples of Literal exit. Because exit doesn’t address problems, it tends to be destructive. Because it is a forceful way to avoid conflict, it is active. Leslie: A friend of mine uses the exit strategy on e-mail. Whenever we get into an argument, she’s on e-mail several times every day. But if we’re having an argument, she just won’t reply it’s she’s not there, and I can’t make her talk to me. Exit Reponses are associated with lose-lose and win lose orientations toward conflict. People who have a lose –lose orientation assume that nobody can benefit if conflict takes place, so they see no point in conflict and prefer to avoid it. The Neglect Response: The neglect response denies...