After losing his wife, job, and reputation, Pat leaves a mental health institution determined to find the "silver linings" of his new life. Based on a novel by Matthew Quick, "Silver Linings Playbook" tells the story of Pat Solatano, a bi-polar man working to amend his relationships. Before pleading insanity in a court case for assault, Pat discovered his wife, Nikki, having an affair with a coworker. During his time in the hospital, Pat was diagnosed with mood swings and stress induced breakdowns secondary to his bipolar disorder. Once a free man, Pat becomes determined to regain control of his life through therapy, literature, and physical exercise. Time passes, and Pat is invited to an old friend's house where he meets Tiffany Maxwell, a …show more content…
Bi-polar disorder does not just create hyperactivity, aggression, and motivation. According to Myers, "in bi-polar disorder people bounce from one emotional extreme to another." He later goes on to say that "when a depressive episode ends, and intensely happy… mania follows." (Myers, 2014, pg. 520). Pat never truly experienced a depressive episode in the movie, he always showed symptoms that correlate with manic episodes. Depression episodes cause "feelings of hopelessness… inability to sleep" and a "loss of energy" (Psych Central). Throughout the entire movie, Pat always appeared to be uplifted and somewhat hopeful. Never once did Pat feels hopeless, suicidal or depressed. The depressive episodes of bi-polar disorder are as equally important as the manic episodes. The movie failed to depict the importance of the depression episodes on the lives of those with bi-polar disorder. In conclusion, if the movie had included more than just the manic symptoms of bi-polar disorder it would accurately portray this mental illness. Pat's beautiful and hopeful approach to life in the movie would prove to be more realistic and repeatable if the creators had fully included all symptoms of bi-polar
They learn more about each other, but it takes longer for Pat to become aware of his affection towards Tiffany. During a dinner with Ronnie and Veronica, Pat and Tiffany discuss the side effects of certain psychiatric drugs. After dinner Tiffany asks Pat to have sex with her. Because Pat is “married” to his wife, Nikki, he refuses. Pat acknowledges that Tiffany is a “slut” and that he cannot be associated with her sexual behavior if he wants to get back with Nikki.
In the movie “What About Bob” from the year of 1991, the main character, Bob possibly had borderline personal disorder and OCD. I did not chose this movie, I watched it in my high school psychology class. It was the first movie that I watched specifically because of a mental illness. In the movie, the mental illness wasn’t specifically specified by the psychologist. Bob knew something was wrong with him by showing that he always needed his psychologist.
Is it a psychological disorder or the sheer human desire to rise above others in the eternal struggle for survival that influences the human consciousness to carry out manslaughter? Truman Capote's In Cold Blood explores the homicides of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas (1959) through the perspectives of the murder victims and the murderers, Richard Eugene Hickock (Dick) and Perry Edward Smith (Perry). One of Capote's purposes for writing the non-fiction novel is to examine how Dick and Perry's mental infirmities influence their decisions. Through the novel, Capote suggests that Dick suffers from sociopathic symptoms which are illustrated through his impatient, manipulative, and promiscuous conduct. For example, while threatening Mr.
When he became agitated because he could not find his wedding video, he began yelling “I’m not calming down. I don’t give a fuck who hears,” after his mother told him to calm down. During situations such as these, Pat also experiences flight of ideas, with racing thoughts
It also helps them realize that people with depression and mental disorders need medical aid and support to help cure them. Diagnosing them with some phony sickness only masks the problem. Going to a psychoanalysis is one of the major treatments people use to help cure mental disease, Holden was even considering meeting a psychoanalysis, “They were going to have me psychoanalyzed and all, because I broke all the windows in the garage. I don't blame them. I really don't.
The theme of Amy Bloom’s short story Silver Water is mental illness’ effect on a family. Rose is mentally ill, she has psychotic breaks and behaves inappropriately. Her family just laughs it off, even her psychiatrist father. For example, when she massages her breast in front of the therapist they started laughing out of control. This is the way they are coping with her illness, by taking it as a joke and harassing family therapists.
People on medications who suffer from mental illness may not feel like themselves, so many people fear of losing their selves. Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that causes unusual and extreme shifts in a person’s functioning, mood and behavior further conveyed through erratic mood swings. However, the symptoms delusions of grandeur, and racing thoughts get in the way. It’s very important to be understood when dealing with a mental illness, furthermore remember to work out the manic episodes. The author, Adam Haslett, addresses a daily issue battling a disorder in the story “Notes to My Biographer”.
“Having anxiety and depression is like being scared and tired at the same time. It 's the fear of failure but no urge to be productive. It 's wanting friends but not socializing. It 's wanting to be alone but not wanting to be lonely. It 's caring about everything then caring about nothing.
The disorders that Pat shows symptoms of include Bipolar, Schizophrenia, and dissociative identity disorder. In this paper I will discuss examples in the movie where Pat Solitano thinks and acts like he has these disorders. The first disorder I diagnosed Pat with is Bipolar although the movie never states exactly what Pat has this is probably the main disorder the character is supposed to relate with. Bipolar has states of mania, this is when the patient is super positive and is at the peak of the disorder. Pat shows mania within the first 10 minutes of the movie.
One in four people in the world will be affected by mental or neurological disorder at some point in their lives. 450 million people are currently suffering from a mental disorder according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The nature vs. nurture debate within psychology is worried with the extent of particular behavior, whether or not it is caused by the way you were raised, or if it was inherited through disease. In Cold Blood, they take us on a journey of how Dick and Perry made November 15th, 1959 the Clutters last day on earth. Dick and Perry are both troubled men.
Billy Bibbit shows the symptoms of this disorder very clearly. He also shows the fear that resides from the needs he has. Billy’s fear was very apparent and it was easily manipulated as shown by Nurse Ratched. When the needs brought on by the disorder are not met it brings out an excessive fear of failure. The disorder can be easily taken advantage of, people surrounding those who have this disorder should be careful with how they act towards them.
I. Bipolar disorder is a severe illness because they are different from the normal ups and downs that everyone goes through time to time. 1. Types of bipolar disorder a. Bipolar I disorder. You’ve had at least one manic episode. The manic episode may be preceded by or followed by hypomanic or major depressive episodes.
“When we was coming down I looked through one of them windows. I saw the other part of the plane. There were flames coming out of it”(Golding 8). The novel “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding starts with a group of boys whom their plane is shot down, as the story takes place in World War Two. The British boys are stranded on the island with no adults around.
Tiffany tells Pat that Nikki replied to his letter, Nikki states that she's happy he is becoming more positive and says that she needs to see something to prove Pat is ready to renew his marriage and suggests that they would both be better off if they lived their life separately. Pat soon realizes that Tiffany lied to him to protect his feelings
Mental illnesses and disorders have long been a tool of popular media as a ways of advancing a plot, developing a character/backstory, or a making a villain unlikeable or inhuman in some way. These portrayals are often exaggerated, an absolute extreme case of the disorder, or a combination of various psychological disorders’ symptoms in a way that would create the most dramatic effect. While there is a significant amount of media (movies, television, books, video games, ect.) that portray mental illness, the film that I chose to look at is the 2010 drama/thriller Black Swan directed by Darren Aronofsky. Black Swan is about a career ballerina Nina Sayer (played by Natalie Portman) in a New York city ballet company whose entire life has revolved around dancing. The ballet company is working on opening a performance of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake and the artistic director has made the choice to replace the company’s current Prima ballerina with someone who is younger.