Conflict

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This paper discusses the issue of conflict in relation to the Oedipus Complex from the personal perspective of the writer. The paper further discusses how healthy and effective communication can help in such situations, where conflict has arisen between parent and child.

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"In one the studies of Ma (2005), she would call this type of conflict as an "increased parent-child conflict" wherein both parties hold their ground and maintain their individual opinions as the right ones. I totally disagreed with my son's attitudes and tried explaining to him the pitfalls of going out with an older woman - not a few years older but a decade and a half! I told him that he still lacked the level of maturity to commit to this kind of situation but then, he gives me the "cold shoulder treatment." Felder (2004) explained that, "The most common response is 'denial.' The majority of people attempt to ignore that there are frustrating issues happening in their family." Surely the cold shoulder treatment is a classic case of denial. I had thought of talking to the lady involved with my son but reconsidered it because it might prompt a more negative reaction from my son. I am sure that despite the lady's good intentions, I feel there is still something wrong with her for going about with a teenager who is not even of legal age!"

Sample of Sources Used:

• Felder, Leonard. Tips For Dealing With Difficult Family Members. Office of Employee Assistance/Florida International University. 2004. 24 May 2006 <http://www.fiu.edu/~oea/InsightsSpring2005/online_library/articles/tips%20for%20dealing%20with%20difficult%20family%20members.htm>.
• Gill, N.S. "Freud's Oedipus Complex." About.com. 2006. 24 May 2006 <http://ancienthistory .about.com/od/sophocles/a/OedipusRex.htm>.
• Ma, Joyce L.C. "The diagnostic and therapeutic uses of family conflicts in a Chinese context: the case of anorexia nervosa." Journal of Family Therapy, Volume 27 Page 24 - Feb 2005. 24 May 2006 < http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-6427.2005.00297.x>.
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