Response To Conflict Psychology

Psychology and a Person’s Response to Conflict There are many ways to respond to conflict. Some can be very effective, and have a good ending, while others may not be. A very effective way to respond to conflict is to have a good psyche. Having a good psyche can be very effective at responding to conflict, as well as make you feel better and maybe even get you out of trouble. People in a troubling state of conflict can best respond to it by remaining calm, trying to be optimistic, and communicating with others. A person’s psychology can very much affect their response to conflict. In fact, in “Dear Mrs. Breed,” one of the children tries to remain positive about being in an internment camp by focusing on the beautiful scenery and being optimistic (Oppenheim 412). This child ended up living a fulfilling life because she remained positive while in trouble. Another example of this is when Raoul Wallenberg saved hundreds of Jewish people during the Holocaust without caring for his own safety (Clinton, Bildt). His extraordinary psyche led him to be successful at

After John Brown’s murder, people lashed out on social media about police brutality and caused riots (Writer). The police didn’t listen to the angry people, but the public would have been heard, had they been calm about the troubling conflict. In “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas,” when faced with conflict, “Shmuel opened his mouth and closed it. He opened it again and tried to find words, but there were none. He looked towards Bruno, his eyes pleading for help” (Boyne). Directly after this, because he isn’t calm about it, Shmuel is scolded by the officer. A last example of this is that On Chiyoko Morita’s first night at Poston, she calmly sat in bed and thought about how she and her family could survive in a place so dusty (Oppenheim). She was very calm about it and, thinking rationally, was able to get through the conflict of internment