Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education Journey of a Picture Bride Six Categories of Conflict Intrapersonal conflict involves a single individual whose two or more goals, beliefs, or actions cannot be reconciled or achieved simultaneously. For instance, if a student wants both to do well on an exam tomorrow and go to a party with friends tonight, he or she faces intrapersonal conflict. Interpersonal conflict involves two or more individuals whose goals, beliefs, or actions cannot be reconciled or simultaneously achieved.
Intragroup conflict occurs between members of a single group.
Intergroup conflict takes place between two or more discrete groups of individuals. International conflicts occur between two or more nations. Global conflict occurs when human goals, actions, or beliefs cannot be reconciled, but the individuals involved do not necessarily belong to discrete groups or nations. Environmental problems are commonly related to the causes of some global conflicts.