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1
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What are the five different conflict management styles?

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Avoiding conflict, accommodating conflict, forcing conflict, negotiating conflict, and collaborating conflict

2
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Which behavior occurs when people hide their own emotions so that others do not know how they feel

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Passive behavior

3
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What type of behavior occurs when people express their emotions openly about using threatening behaviors towards people or objects which results in the violation of others rights

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Aggressive behavior

4
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What type of behavior occurs when people express their emotions honestly and defend the rights without hurting others?

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Assertive behavior

5
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What management style is taking a nonassertive or passive approach when people deny that a problem exist, refused to take a stand on the situation, or mentally or physically with drawl from the situation

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Avoiding conflict

6
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What is the result of avoiding conflict?

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Lose lose because the conflict is never resolved

7
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What management style is appeasing other person about possibly giving into their positions?

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Accommodating conflict

8
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What is the result of accommodating conflict

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Lose win situation because the second person’s needs are met at the expense of the first person’s

9
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What conflict management style is relying on an aggressive and uncooperative approach

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Forcing conflict

10
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Forcing conflict resolved soon what?

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Win lose situation where relationships are damaged and animosity builds

11
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What conflict management style is reaching a compromise solution that all parties can agree upon

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Negotiating conflict

12
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What conflict management style is sharing of information openly and honestly which usually results in the best solution to the conflict

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Collaborating conflict

13
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What conflict management style involves the personal interest of the parties involved and the best interest of the organization, community, or service area

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Collaborating conflict

14
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How is vacation we’ve accrued

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Based on the length of service and the labor management agreement

15
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When do you most vacation request take place

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Beginning of the calendar year and are granted on seniority and rank

16
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When can and advanced sick leave be granted?

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If an employee has a surgery or a valuation

17
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What type of leave is granted by some cities for doctors appointments, examinations, surgery, rehab, or counseling under the EAP program

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Wellness leave

18
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What is substance abuse?

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Abuse of alcohol or drugs

19
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What percentage of firefighters nationwide actively abuse alcohol or drugs?

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10%

20
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I AFF states that over what percent of firefighters have used alcohol or drugs

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75%

21
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What is an indication of a serious problem that an employee is having trouble coping with the stress of the job or outside issues and does not come to work

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Absenteeism

22
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Behavior management involves whatfrom the officer

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Conflict management and discipline activities

23
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When does conflict occur

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When people are in opposition or disagreement

24
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What are the three types of behaviors?

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Passive, aggressive, assertive

25
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What are the six steps to conflict resolution?

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Identify the problem, defined the problem, list alternative options, determine the right response, conferred the decision to an action, and test the decision

26
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When the support of others is not important to the outcome of the decision officers can use what style of conflict management

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Forced