In the movie Ordinary People, the Jarrett family is suffering the death of their son Buck. Their youngest son Conrad, is struggling with blaming himself for the death. He attempts suicide but is caught in the act and is able to live. With the death of Buck and attempted death of Conrad, the Jarrett family is going through a dysfunctional time. Beth doesn’t show love and affection towards Conrad and Conrad is struggling with letting his emotions out. Calvin is trying to play both sides of the arguments between Beth and Conrad. All throughout the movie,conflict management techniques can be used. These techniques include: Masking, AMPP, creating safety and examining emotional needs.
Conrad Jarrett is the younger brother of Buck, who died in a boating accident a few years …show more content…
In one scene his dad comes into his room one night and asks if he is having trouble sleeping. It is obvious he is but tells his dad he isn’t. In this situation conrad is avoiding Calvin acknowledging his problem. Calvin should’ve used masking in this situation to show and tell Conrad what he thought was causing the problem. Calvin decides to talk to Conrad about going and seeing a doctor who he can talk to since Conrad won’t open up to Calvin. When Conrad first goes to Dr.Burger he avoids his problems just like he did with his dad. He lies about his current situations and how he feels about them. Dr.Burger simply creates a safe environment for Conrad to let his emotions out. Dr.Burger listens effectively to what Conrad has to say, and then paraphrases it. This is how Dr.Burger gets Conrad to open up about his feelings. The climax starts when Conrad starts using violence to show his emotions. He starts yelling at Dr.Burger when he plays devil’s advocate. This is another techniques that Dr.Burger uses to effectively treat Conrad. After first letting his emotions run free in Dr.Burger’s office he then starts applying them to the conflict between him and his mother, Beth. A scene where this
Conrad Jarrett is the younger brother of Buck, who died in a boating accident a few years …show more content…
In one scene his dad comes into his room one night and asks if he is having trouble sleeping. It is obvious he is but tells his dad he isn’t. In this situation conrad is avoiding Calvin acknowledging his problem. Calvin should’ve used masking in this situation to show and tell Conrad what he thought was causing the problem. Calvin decides to talk to Conrad about going and seeing a doctor who he can talk to since Conrad won’t open up to Calvin. When Conrad first goes to Dr.Burger he avoids his problems just like he did with his dad. He lies about his current situations and how he feels about them. Dr.Burger simply creates a safe environment for Conrad to let his emotions out. Dr.Burger listens effectively to what Conrad has to say, and then paraphrases it. This is how Dr.Burger gets Conrad to open up about his feelings. The climax starts when Conrad starts using violence to show his emotions. He starts yelling at Dr.Burger when he plays devil’s advocate. This is another techniques that Dr.Burger uses to effectively treat Conrad. After first letting his emotions run free in Dr.Burger’s office he then starts applying them to the conflict between him and his mother, Beth. A scene where this