Abstract
In their permanent attempt of perserving self-images and protecting “territories”, individuals resort to different strategies that cand be placed on a continuum, between closeness and avoidance, agreement and negotiation, between cooperation and solving conflicts. The problem of solving interpersonal conflicts is central to human communication. The paper deal with the problem of managing interpersonal conflict, in an attempt of identifying sources of conflict, types of conflict, specific markers, strategies and styles in solving them.
Key words: interpersonal conflict, types, strategies