Try: Caregivers often have conflicts with the Care recipient (cr) learning to managing this conflict is important to a normal relationship the following are a few basic principles to keep in mind when dealing with conflicts a conflict is more than just a disagreement it is a situation in which one or both parties perceive a threat whether or not the threat is real conflicts often continue to develop even when ignored because conflicts involve perceived threats to our well-being and survival they stay with us until we face and resolve them we respond to conflicts based on our perceptions of the situation not necessarily to an objective review of the facts our perceptions are influenced by our life experiences culture values and beliefs keep this in mind when dealing with a cr with decreased capacity conflicts trigger strong emotions if you aren’t comfortable with your emotions or able to manage them in times of stress you won’t be able to resolve conflict successfully remember the cr may not be able to control emotions well conflicts are an opportunity for growth when you’re able to resolve conflict in a relationship it builds trust as a caregiver you must be willing to work with the cr information references helpguide org

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Categories: Behavior Challenging, Communication, Emotional Psychological, Personal

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Keywords: Conflict conflict resolution disagreement agrument

*This information is listed as a Fact Sheet and is not explicitly medically licensed