conflict - is familiar and the familiar notion of all, because each of us is faced with conflict situations in their personal lives, at work, on the street, etc.The conflict is inevitably linked with the rapid surge of emotion and stress, so he is usually credited with extremely destructive, destroying properties.However, psychologists believe that the two sides of the conflict: the negative and the positive.Let's not negative role of conflict in human life and turn to its positive sides.
constructive functions of conflict
First of all, the conflict - it's an incentive to development.This statement certainly applies to social conflicts.After all, if you think about it, the argument and confrontation in the team caused, as a rule, internal conflicts and rivalries, and they are, respectively, are always a stimulus to competition and the development of abilities.
conflict - it's an incentive to change.These functions can be called a conflict signal.They are necessary in order to have time to time to reflect on the contradiction to try to resolve the situation before it becomes insoluble and "destructive."These "calls" in interpersonal relationships are the first quarrels and misunderstandings between spouses, parents and children.And it is important not to deepen the arisen situation stubbornness and insistence, and think and try to understand the causes of quarrels and misunderstandings, and they tend to signal the need for change and the search for new ways in the relationship.
You can also highlight such positive functions of conflict, as a communicative and communication.Very often, the causes of the conflicts that lead to conflict is innuendo and closed senses.It would seem banal situation where unexplained until the end of feeling "abandoned" phrase, the value of which is not fully disclosed in the conversation, lead to serious consequences, disunity in family life or between acquaintances.But quite often just plain conversation, which becomes a "breakthrough" in relations, reveals new aspects of personality, previously unknown, and leads to rapprochement and a new level of relations.
Positive function of conflict has been concluded and the possibility of "recovery" of relations and the opening of some new, still unknown and unconscious in itself potency (this applies primarily to the intrapersonal conflict).For example, therapists often in dialogue with the patient uses the device, enhancing the experience and add to the already serious internal contradictions, "tearing" the person and lead to internal conflict.It causes a person to go beyond the emotional experiences that are just destructive, and seek a way out, at times leading to the discovery of new opportunities.However, we emphasize that the reception of the subservient only experienced professionals, it is very important not to cross the face of the person and not plunge into a difficult emotional state, from which he can not find a constructive way out.
There are positive functions of social conflict.This is primarily a function of rallying group (especially in the context of confrontation with other social groups).Conflict situations are often the cause of creating coalitions within the team that promotes inclusion in a common group activities of all members of the community and allows everyone to demonstrate their abilities.
Yet, we should not forget about the destructive function of the conflict, especially when it is intrapersonal and involves processes that affect development and normal human zhizneosuschestvlenie.On the constructive role of the conflict can only speak when the resulting understanding its causes, and to overcome the crisis caused by them, the person becomes more experienced and mature, more "hardened" and socially adapted, ready for new actions and deeds.This is also true with respect to the conflict in the team.The team united, the greater may be conflicts arising from it, so understanding their causes and the successful resolution of a conflict situation - this is the only option to save the team and his role functions.
