The Conflict I Experienced With Raven Will Be Analyzed By...

Analysis of the Situation The conflict I experienced with Raven will be analyzed by the psychodynamic theory and the attribution theory. The theories will be defined according to textbooks, peer reviewed scholarly articles, as well as an outside source book. I will use the conflict situation with my sister to demonstrate how each of the theories helps reveal aspects of the conflict. The first theory reviewed will be the psychodynamic theory. Psychodynamic Theory. The psychodynamic theory sheds light on the conflict between my sister, and me. Cahn and Abigail (2014) say that psychodynamic theory is â€Å"people who experience conflict because of the tension arising from their intrapersonal (internal, psychological, emotional, and†¦show more content†¦60). This always tends to happen to people whom have an interpersonal relationship. Further research on the psychodynamic theory will be reviewed. The conflict analysis previously described can be better understood applying the psychodynamic theory. After thinking about the conflict, I have come to conclusion that my sister displaced conflict. Raven asserted the hardship that she was currently going through and after analyzing the psychodynamic theory, I realized that she was taking her frustration out on the wrong people. Over those past couple of days, she has continually been building up her anger and she should have explained her frustration with her frien d that she was having issues with. After the fact, Raven realized that she displaced her conflict. She made apologies to me because she felt bad that I had to deal with her attitude and drive her home. Raven let her internal state of mind dictate our interaction. The battle between her id and superego she experienced was from her not being able to keep friends. This then lead to anxiety, repression and frustration. Knowing the type of relationship, we have, I believe that I was an easy target for her to take her frustration out on. According to Lesser (1978), â€Å"despite the very basic fact that siblings spend at least as much time together as parents do with their children (p. 40). I am Raven’s â€Å"favorite brother† so she felt no matter what that I would still love her. Overblown conflict. The