266 Part Il interpersonal Contextual Characteristics Exercise 9-2 Assessing a Conflict between Close Friends or Relatives For this exercise you need to think of an actual conflict between close friends or rela- your childhood, a current situation, or anything in between. Try to remember as much detail as possible the who, what, where, and when of the situation. Using the follow ing worksheet, evaluate the conflict and identify what each of the participants or a third party might have done to resolve or speed the resolution of the conflict. Worksheet: Exercise 9-2 Assessing a Conflict between Close Friends or Relatives Parties/personalities involved Reason for conflict: Duration of conflict: Others involved: Turning point(s) in the resolution of the conflict: Long-term effect on the relationship: What might the participants have done to resolve the conflict sooner: What might a third party have done to resolve the conflict sooner