1. Describe a sensitive conversation gone bad between two people.

2. What are four example statements from one perspective following the ground rules below:

(a.) All language must be in present tense.

(b.) All comments must be here and now.

(c.) All statements must begin with "I feel..." (and give real feelings, not "I feel that..." which is a judgment, idea or criticism masquerading in a feeling language).

(d.) All blame statements are discarded as soon as either recognizes the finger being pointed.

3. What is something stated that can be applied to future sensitive conversations from each of the readings below? Provide page numbers for each.

(a.) Sinclair, S. L., & Monk, G. (2004). Moving beyond the blame game: Toward a discursive approach to negotiating conflict within couple relationships. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 30(3), 335-347. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-0606.2004.tb01244.x

(b.) Levine, E. E., Roberts, A. R., & Cohen, T. R. (2020). Difficult conversations: Navigating the tension between honesty and benevolence.Current Opinion in Psychology, 31, 38-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2019.07.034

(c.) Randolph, P. (2016). Ch. 6: Interpersonal relationships and the need to be heard. In The Psychology of conflict: Mediating in a diverse world (pp. 89-99). Bloomsbury Continuum. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=e020mna&AN=1160124&site=eds-live&scope=site&custid=s8479690&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_89