past intertactions”p. 2. Because conflict is involute, the explanation concern on the composition of a lot of elements. The example is the situations that result in a
conflict or the “behaviours of disputants” that result perceptions of disagreement Isenhart and Spangle, 2000, p. 2. While Baron and Byrne 1997 define conflict
as “actions taken by individuals to block or interfere with others’ interests, because of perceptions of incompatible interests and the belief that others may be
interfering with perceiver’s interests” p. 606. Conflict happens when the indivual’s way of thinking is different from others’ way of thingking.
b. Types of Conflicts
There are two main types of conflicts. They are intrapersonal conflict and interpersonal conflict. In their book, Worchel and Cooper 1979 state that there
are several theories defining intrapersonal conflict. For instance, cognitive dissonance theory. In this theory, intrapersonal conflict is defined as the conflict
which is experienced by a person when deciding two or more possible choices. Another theory is attribution theory. It explains that intrapersonal conflict happens
when someone’s attitute is different from what other people want. The second type of conflict is interpersonal conflict. Worchel and Cooper
1979 define that “ interpersonal conflict can involve competition between two or more individuals over a goal competition or it can involve a disagreement as the
means for reaching a goal” p. 499.
c. Intrapersonal Conflict
Intrapersonal conflict can be categorized into four types. Here are the four categorizations of intrapersonal conflict described by Worchel Chooper 1979,
p. 461: 1.
Approach-approach This type of intrapersonal conflict will occur when a person has a desire to
approach two goals but she he only can get one of them. The example of approach-approach is about the well known donkey. Two same large piles of hay
that have been tied tightly together interested him. However, the donkey cannot choose both of them Worchel Chooper, 1979, p. 461.
2. Avoidance-avoidance
It is called avoidance-avoidance when the person has to face the situation in which she he has to make a decision between two unpleasant goals. Worchel
and Cooper give the example of the inmates at Attica and the hostages. The inmates ask the prisoner if they would like to die by being knifed or being
clubbed. That bid will create the conflict in the hostage because they face two unpleasant things Worchel Chooper, 1979, p. 461.
3. Approach-avoidance
Approach-avoidance conflict places the person in the circumstance in which she he faces both pleasant and unpleasant standards in one goal. The
example of this approach is about a little girl who is offered her favorite candy bar by a person she does not know. Actually, she really wants to take the candy bar
