The role anxiety played in the conflict
Anxiety more often than not is described as a particular feeling an individual develops that is characterized by apprehensiveness and worry. In this case, study, it is evident that Jay who was the one that hit Tims’s scooter is under an anxiety disorder. The study shows that Jay was worried about something that was taking a toll on his mid therefore, he ended up being absent-minded thus did not recognize the scooter that had been parked in the car’s parking lot. More so, Jay had that sense of guilt that made him go to Tim apologizing and making excuses like he never saw the scooter parked in the car parking space (Stutman et al, 2009, p.66).
The possible causes of anxiety
According to the psychodynamic theory, there are various causes of anxiety, which include biological, behavioral, and psychodynamic. The biological concept proposes that anxiety is normally caused by the chemical imbalance which in the long run leads contributes to a genetic panic disorder hence the disorder is likely to be passed down the family line. The behavioral concept on the other hand mentions explains that anxiety disorder is normally caused by learned behavior. This more often than not includes the pessimist thought pattern that some individuals usually possess. The psychodynamic concept blames childhood problems in an individual (Keel, 2005)
Cultural models of conflict displayed by both characters
In the study, Tim’s behavior resembles that of CDE which is containers, differences, and Exchanges. In this case, there was a major difference in reasoning, as both parties did not try to understand each other. Tim in this case did not listen to what Jay had to say but went on complaining and attacking Jay over his now damaged scooter. More so, there were many cases of abuse from Tim which made Jay much angrier and therefore decided not to make use of the “normal” means of conflict resolutions (Betancourt & Flynn, 2005, p. 62).
The role frames played in this conflict
Frames are more like cognitive measures or approaches that people use in order to make sense of the complex situations and instances in life and act as an element of interpretation. Given that frames can in some situations be used to misinterpret information, Jay and Tim in this case blamed each other for something they understood very well that they both played a role in. The use of frames in this case study therefore shows that the situation cannot be solved unless the frames are deconstructed and both individuals take responsibility for their actions.
The roles both Jay and Tim could have played to forestall the violations
Jay in this case is to primarily blame for his anxiety disorder which ended up distracting him from safe driving. Anything dead or living could be lying in this parking space however Jay allowed himself to get carried away by his own worries. From the case study, it is evident that the parking space had been labeled by the parking company therefore Jay should have taken responsibility for his own actions. In addition to this, Jay should have used the normal way of conflict resolution instead of arguing with Tim. He should have gone to the legal authorities and have this matter resolved by paying the fine to the scooter he destroyed.
Tim on the other hand had a very crucial role to play in resolving this conflict. Instead of listening to whatever Jay had to say, he went ahead and started abusing Jay which of course angered Jay. Tim in his right mind should have sought help from the legal authorities to have the matter resolved for all he knows Jay could be having deep psychological problems he could not understand.
References
Betancourt.H. & Flynn.P. (2005). A model for the study of cultural and health behavior. California: Lorn Linda University press.
Keel.R. (2005). Cultural Conflict theory. Web.
Stutman,R. , Poole, S.& Folger,J. (2009 ). Working through conflict: Strategies for Relationships Groups and Organizations (6th ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.