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Large Group Guidance Activities |
Activity 1.17 \
Freeze, Face, Fight, or Flight
Level: Grades 3 to 12
“Purpose: ‘To define conflict and explore conflict styles,
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to sittbuckctorbiok. Ask the group to describewcormmon disagreement
that students their age may have. Then, have thevolunteersrolesplay
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it really is more like being tied together, Tkacwweximeonflict-mawehaviett
_ogommon-problere-which-hassto:be dealtewith.
“Asks Howeanthedtwecin-conflicecuntiedg” As the group gives their
AsSwers, untie the volunteers if the answer demonstrates assessing the
conflict and/or working toward management or a resolution of the
problem.
@isith explain the conflict style model as shown on the newt pages
77 ffreeze, Face, Fight, ot Flight” Emphasize that these conflict responses
are partly physiological and thatiallanimelsineludingthe human
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