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Collision, confrontation, confrontation, opposition Dictionary of Russian synonyms. confrontation see confrontation Dictionary of synonyms of the Russian language. Practical guide. M.: Russian language... Dictionary of synonyms

- (French confrontation) confrontation, opposition, clash of social systems, class interests, beliefs (for example, the policy of confrontation, military confrontation, confrontation of views). Political science: Dictionary reference book. comp... ... Political science. Dictionary.

- [English, French confrontation Dictionary of foreign words of the Russian language

confrontation- and, f. confrontation f., German Konfrontation lat. con + frons (frontis forehead, front. Opposition, clash. We understood that at the table of the London conference opposing points of view would inevitably collide, and we did not have ... ... Historical Dictionary of Gallicisms of the Russian Language

- (from Latin con against and frons (frontis) forehead, front) confrontation, confrontation, collision. Raizberg B.A., Lozovsky L.Sh., Starodubtseva E.B.. Modern economic dictionary. 2nd ed., rev. M.: INFRA M. 479 p.. 1999 ... Economic dictionary

CONFRONTATION, and, female. (book). Confrontation, confrontation. Political k. | adj. confrontational, oh, oh. Ozhegov's explanatory dictionary. S.I. Ozhegov, N.Yu. Shvedova. 1949 1992 … Ozhegov's Explanatory Dictionary

Contradiction, confrontation (of social systems, ideological and political principles, beliefs), clash Dictionary of business terms. Akademik.ru. 2001 ... Dictionary of business terms

CONFRONTATION- (lat. con against and frons (frontis) forehead, front) opposition, confrontation, collision... Legal encyclopedia

AND; and. [French confrontation] Book. Confrontation, opposition (of social systems, class interests, beliefs, etc.); collision. K. on a national basis. Political K.K. views. * * * confrontation (French confrontation),… … Encyclopedic Dictionary

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• Chechen Republic. Confrontation, stability, peace, N. F. Bugai. The book is based on a large amount of factual material, with the use of current archives and documents prepared with the direct participation of the author, who previously worked in the Ministry of Affairs...
• On the political anthropology of the Soviet system. Foreign Policy Aspects, Francis Comte. The articles that compose the collection by F. Comte were written in different years. They analyze problems related to two key moments of Soviet history - the post-revolutionary period and time...

Purely theoretically, any intelligent person should have a rich vocabulary and know enough “abstruse” words. In fact, there is practically no benefit from this. But you can also find yourself in awkward situations. A neighbor says that he is having a confrontation with someone, the meaning of the word is unclear to you and how to approach the situation is also unclear. But is it worth studying dictionaries for such rare cases?

Your own point of view

You must always defend your position:

• Those around you will try to impose their opinion, it is beneficial for them;
• Only having your own point of view will help you somehow change the world around you;
• Your view is part of your individual personality, without it you will become a gray mass;
• Conflicts are natural, they happen and despite your desire, you should not be afraid of them.

Theoretically, each person can have his own opinion, which he will try to impose on everyone around him. This is only his vision of the world around him and no matter how actively they pressure you, you should not change your own position on certain things just because someone thinks differently.

You can listen to arguments, you can enter into an argument. But you shouldn’t take everything that is said on faith; not everyone uses only honest methods and does not manipulate the facts.

Giving up “without a fight” is even more stupid - there are always some objections, the interlocutor could not voice a point of view that 100% coincides with the real state of affairs or your perception.

What is confrontation in conflict?

Confrontation is the unfolding of a conflict, the opposition of two different positions:

1. Occurs in a dispute or conflict situation;
2. It can take place both between two people and between entire social groups;
3. It implies a clash of two opposing opinions, the defenders of which are not going to give up;
4. Takes place in a cultural form;
5. It can be both constructive and destructive.

To understand, everything usually happens according to something like this:

• The boss comes and says that he will have to go to work on Saturday;
• By this he means that the work will not be paid in any way and everything will be done “for thanks”;
• The employee states that he is not going to do anything like that, he is still of sound mind;
• The manager tries to threaten reprimands, fines or even dismissal;
• The employee reminds of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation and sends the employer to hell;
• The dispute ends or moves to another stage.

The employee enters into confrontation at the moment when he objects to the employer’s illegal demand. The dialogue moves into a reasoned plane at the moment when the employee mentions TC.

Theoretically, if a person in this situation immediately agrees to go to work, there will be no confrontation. But why is this necessary?

What is constructive confrontation?

Any conflict situation must be constructive and reasoned. To do this you should:

1. Keep what is happening under control, “not give free rein” to emotions;
2. Prepare in advance, if at all possible, by learning the basics of the problem;
3. Don't get personal;
4. Use only facts during a dispute;
5. Argue your position;
6. Convey to the interlocutor and force him to listen to what was said.

You shouldn’t break down into shouting, insults and banal lies. This will not help in resolving the problem situation and will not help you emerge victorious from the current conflict.

Any problem has its own prerequisites and first you need to understand them:

• What caused the problem;
• How could it be avoided?
• Who provoked the incident;
• Are there ways out of the current impasse?

But for this you need to think, spend time and “use your brain.” You may even have to admit your mistakes or guilt on certain points.

It’s always easier to shout and insult, so not everyone chooses a calm solution. Not the right temperament.

How to separate work and personal?

Confrontation on one issue does not mean that you and the person have become enemies for life:

1. It is necessary to be able to separate problems;
2. Personal and work moments should not go hand in hand;
3. You can calmly communicate with someone who has a different view of one situation;
4. You should not associate a specific person with a problem and transfer a negative perception of the situation to him.

In Western culture this can be seen better, especially when it comes to work issues. Two employees of the same company can express diametrically opposed opinions and incline management towards different directions of development. And on Friday night they will gather at the bar, walk, tell each other stories and laugh. As if nothing had happened.

In our country, if even a minor conflict occurs at work, employees become enemies for many months or even years, and this enmity can be seen in everything. This is especially noticeable in women's groups.

Frequent conflicts can indicate several things at once:

• There are some real problems in the team;
• A person tries to impose his own opinion on everyone;
• Others react too harshly to any manifestation of individuality.

Decide whether the problem is with you or with the rest of the world? And then think about whether you are ready to resist him. After receiving the answer to both questions, life will become easier.

Disputes and conflict situations

Confrontation is a confrontation, a clash of two different worldviews and their confrontation:

1. The most accessible and understandable synonym - conflict;
2. Involves defending rights, one’s own or others’;
3. Requires willpower and a willingness to “stand your ground”;
4. Ideally, it is kept within certain “civil” limits.

Entering into confrontation is not so difficult; all you have to do is disagree with an opinion or demand that seems wrong to you. Then your interlocutor will do everything for you; you just need to sit and listen to the arguments, watching your opponent’s reddened face.

From time to time it is worth notifying that you still have not changed your position and “throwing in” some of your arguments in order to throw in some “firewood”.

If you have an impulsive and emotional person in front of you, logical arguments will most likely not work on him. So you need to either “let him cool down” or behave emotionally yourself. If you are not sure that you can out-shout your opponent or simply don’t want to, it’s better not to start.

If you have already had a confrontation with someone, you may not know the meaning of the word, the main thing is to defend your position and not go “out of bounds.” In any case, if the opponent does not do this.

Video about the confrontation

In this video, lecturer Andrei Danilov will tell you what is considered a confrontation with the church:

Confrontation(in clinical psychology) (lat. con - against + frontis - forehead, front) - a concept reflecting opposition, confrontation, clash of social systems, communities, people among themselves, a person with himself, with his ideas, attitudes, etc. In psychotherapy, one of the main techniques is when a patient or group is presented with usually unconscious ambivalent attitudes, attitudes or behavior patterns in order to understand and work through them. As an independent technique, it was proposed by R. Bastine and D. Kommer (1979) and can be used both in a direct, rigid form, directive (for example, asking the question: “What do you think or feel about what I told you?”), and in a softer form - through the use of parables, psychotherapeutic metaphors, non-verbal communication. When using K., the main attention is paid to the contradiction between the desired (from the patient’s point of view) and the patient’s actual behavior, to its verbal and nonverbal manifestations. The most developed methods of psychotherapy are in psychoanalysis. However, they are indicated only if there is good emotional contact between the patient and the psychotherapist. A number of psychotherapists generally reject communication as a technique and contrast it with an empathic approach (for example, in client-centered psychotherapy by K. Rogers, 1950).

L. A. Karpenko

Definitions, meanings of words in other dictionaries:

Psychotherapeutic Encyclopedia

1) Contrast, clash, confrontation of opinions, people or groups. In this socio-psychological sense, the term can be used to describe the process of group or family psychotherapy. 2) In psychotherapy - one of the main technical techniques:...

Psychological Encyclopedia

Any opposition of positions, interests, views is called confrontation.

In a general sense, confrontation is the clash of discordant tendencies in social systems. These could be class differences, friction in matters of ideological and political views, etc. However, this term also refers to one of the most complex and, at the same time, effective techniques in Let's consider what techniques are still used in a consulting session, and how confrontation stands out among them.

Consultation with a psychologist is not just a “confession”

A person comes to a specialist with a specific problem, which he himself has tried to solve more than once, turning to relatives, friends, perhaps even psychics. But the problem remains, and the psychologist has a great responsibility. He must unravel the tangle of complex thoughts and prejudices, get to the bottom of the truth and show it to the client. Therefore, a specialist in the field of the human soul must not only listen to the client, but be able to correctly pose questions, give a competent interpretation of what he heard, put forward hypotheses, and sometimes even enter into confrontation with the client in order to show him the essence of his problem, so that the client himself sees and understands what saw a psychologist.

Techniques in psychological counseling

Let us briefly outline the main techniques used by the psychologist:

• Asking questions - they can be clarifying and thought-provoking.
• Calming and reassurance as manifestations of empathy and acceptance of the client.
• Techniques for reflecting the feelings and content of the client’s story.
• Pauses of silence give the client the opportunity to digest the information received and the psychologist to think.
• Hypothesizing and interpretation.
• Confrontation is a technique that requires special skills, confidence and a certain activity from the psychologist.

Confrontation in psychology and psychotherapy

When a client tells a psychologist about his problem, he cannot look at it from the outside. Since the client’s story is a situation from only one side, the story inevitably contains contradictions in the person’s judgments, statements, and feelings. The client doesn’t even notice this, then the consultant’s task is to point out these contradictions to him. In general, confrontation is any reaction of a psychologist that contradicts the client’s behavior or judgment. The consultant enters into some kind of confrontation with the person, a struggle in order to point out to him all his tricks, subterfuges, etc. Using these tricks, the client does not realize that he is deceiving himself; this is a kind of protection from information that may indicate that he is also to blame for his problem. It should be noted that confrontation is not a way to humiliate the client, but to help him. Confrontation is used in three cases:

1. When it is necessary to draw the client’s attention to the contradiction between his judgments, feelings, thoughts and his behavior and intentions.
2. When the client cannot see the situation objectively due to his own prejudices and needs.
3. When the client unconsciously avoids discussing specific situations and problems.

Using confrontation in his work, a psychologist must understand his responsibility, possess the skills of subtle work, and in no case use it as punishment or a way to destroy the client’s defense mechanisms.

CONFRONTATION, -i, g. (book). Confrontation, confrontation. Political k. || adj. confrontational, -aya, -oe.

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Confrontation J.— 1. Sharp opposition, confrontation, clash of views, principles, social systems, etc.
Explanatory Dictionary by Efremova

Confrontation— - contradictions, confrontations between states with different social and political systems, ideological concepts, socio-political movements,......
Political dictionary

Confrontation- -And; and. [French confrontation] Book. Confrontation, opposition (of social systems, class interests, beliefs, etc.); collision. K. on a national basis. Political K.K. views.
Kuznetsov's Explanatory Dictionary

Confrontation- confrontation, confrontation, clash.
Economic dictionary

Confrontation- (Latin con - against and frons (frontis) - forehead, front) - confrontation, confrontation, collision.
Legal dictionary

Confrontation- (French confrontation, comparison) in venereology, an examination of persons who have had sexual contact with a patient with a venereal disease, carried out to determine the source of infection.
Large medical dictionary

Confrontation- (French confrontation) - confrontation, opposition, clash of social systems, class interests, beliefs (for example, the policy of confrontation, military confrontation,......
Large encyclopedic dictionary

Confrontation- - confrontation, opposition, clash of systems, interests, classes, beliefs, parties and states. The extreme degree of K. is an armed conflict, war.
Historical Dictionary

Confrontation— 1) Contrast, clash, confrontation of opinions, people or groups. In this socio-psychological sense, the term can be used to describe........
Psychological Encyclopedia