Chapter 9 Review

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key terms

conflict

kitchen-sinking

image power

symmetrical relationships

complementary relationships

Dyadic Power Theory

power currency

image resource currency

image expertise currency

image social network currency

image personal currency

image intimacy currency

image avoidance

skirting

image sniping

cumulative annoyance

pseudo-conflict

image accommodation

image competition

escalation

reactivity

image collaboration

separation

domination

image compromise

integrative agreements

structural improvements

sudden-death statements

dirty secrets

serial arguments

serial argument process model

demand-withdraw pattern

chilling effect

key concepts

Conflict and Interpersonal Communication

Power and Conflict

Handling Conflict

Conflict Endings

Challenges to Handling Conflict