The statement that [The "relationship" topics within team ground rules, such as "discuss openly and protect confidentiality" and "avoid misunderstandings", should eliminate the need for the team to address how to handle conflict] is TRUE.
This is true because rules such as [discuss openly and protect confidentiality] and [avoid misunderstandings] would already solve the problem or conflict before it escalates, thus eliminating the need for the to address it.
