Parties in Conflict Sometimes Continue to Fight Because Being Against

question 6

Multiple Choice

Parties in conflict sometimes continue to fight because being against someone else in a conflict supports the definition of their identity. They often do this even though they don't acknowledge or recognize that this is the reason for the conflict escalation. From a psychodynamic perspective, this type of conflict behavior is characterized as:

• A) suppression
• B) conscious reactivity
• C) displacement
• D) compulsiveness
• E) collusion

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