Silver Lining Playbook is an Oscar-nominated movie that is supposed to tell a story of a man named Pat who had been released mental institution for severely beating the man he caught in the shower with his wife. After his release, he moves in with his parents where his struggles continue while trying to rebuild his life with the help of those who are around Pat. While the movie is a comedy, the main aspects of the movie is to highlight struggles that one facing when they are suffering from a mental disorder. Scenes throughout the movie display the disorders and obsessions of those who may seem like “ordinary people” on the outside are really mentally unstable. While there may be some aspects of the movie that were inconsistent, Pat’s actions, …show more content…
(Bipolar and Related Disorders 1) If someone is going through a depressive episode, then they would be depressed most of the day, significant weight loss, Feelings of worthlessness and guilt, and suicidal thoughts. (Bipolar and Related Disorders 1) Bipolar disorder is more likely to affect the children of parents who have a mental disorder and More than two-thirds of people with bipolar disorder have at least one close relative with the illness or with unipolar major depression. (Hotline Information 1) There is no cure for Bipolar there are treatment options that will help with the symptoms. With the disorder, hospitalization is sometimes required for the so you are able to treat people. (Bipolar Disorder 1) With adequate social support, therapy, and medication they can remain mentally …show more content…
Both reviews talked about the incredible acting illness in the movie, but the Rolling Stone review was more critical of the ending of the movie. For example, Rolling Stone did not like how they made it seem like love can be a cure for bipolar disorder. They did not like how the ending made it seem like love can cure a mental illness, while the NY Times article did not offer a critique in a similar nature. The New York Times article talks about the exemplifies the argument that the movie has been a product of Hollywood. That reviews the amusement aspects of the movie because I believe that he wanted to write the review through an entertainment perspective instead of the portrayal of Bipolar
Some symptoms of bipolar would be inflated self-esteem, inability to sit still or sleep restfully, pressure to keep talking or switch topics, racing thoughts, and difficulty concentrating. Bipolar can be caused by genetics and one’s environment. Some examples in the movie “Mommie Dearest” Joan Crawford showed was the scene where Joan and her current boyfriend were walking on the beach and she was talking about wanting kids and was perfectly fine for the most part until she started talking about she wanted her kids to have a father unlike her and she suddenly became mad and began ranting about how her father was never around. Another way Joan Crawford displayed bipolar disorder was when she just received the news over the phone that she received a part that she auditioned for until she went to tell her daughter Christine and saw her pretending to receive an award and she became outraged and cut Christine’s
Throughout the movie, Pat displays signs and symptoms of Bipolar I disorder. He has moods swings that go back and forth between manic episodes and depressed episodes. We see the manic episodes with his aggressive behavior, easy irritation, increased physical activity (always out jogging in the neighborhood), lack of sleep, and very poor
The viewpoint of mental illness portrays that mental illness is a common mechanism when dealing with stress or drastic changes. Many people are not as exposed with people who have mental disorders. This movie brings in two extremely different people, but they find themselves falling for each other despite their extra baggage. Tiffany has a heavy baggage she is carrying around. She could not accept the fact that Tommy left her suddenly. Although Tiffany’s character seems odd and dysfunctional, this movie portrays Tiffany, as a woman and a person, trying to move on. This film accurately portrays this disorder. There are some Hollywood viewpoints of mental illness, but this movie accurately portrays Tiffany as someone with borderline personality disorder. She shows many signs of borderline personality disorder symptoms. Many viewers can sense that areas in her life are dysfunctional and not
This is due to the fact that you can be both manic and depressed, but not at the same time. Some key symptoms of mania are: sleeping very little but feeling extremely energized, grandiose beliefs about ones abilities, rapid talking, racing thoughts, increased goal oriented activity and inflated self esteem. In the documentary, Sam displayed all of the symptoms during his manic episodes. Some key symptoms of bipolar depression are: feeling worthlessness, sad or empty, thoughts of death or suicide, weight changes, sleep problems, difficulty concentrating, irritability, retardation and agitation. Sam displayed most but not all of these symptoms. He was feeling worthlessness, had thoughts of suicide, and had changes in his weight. More specifically, he gained weight during his depressed episodes. The main DSM-5 symptoms of bipolar depression are: depressed mood most of the day or nearly everyday, diminished interest or pleasure, significant weight loss or gain, insomnia or hypersomnia, psychomotor agitation, fatigue, feelings of worthlessness or guilt, thoughts of suicide and diminished ability to think or concentrate. The main character Sam showed significant signs of weight gain when he was in his depressed state. He also showed signs of feeling worthless. During a sit down with the filmmaker of the documentary, Sam was telling him that he felt empty and that he didn’t have pleasure or interest in much of anything. Sam later on in
The symptoms of bipolar are inability to complete tasks (could turn you into a compulsive hoarder or you just not able to complete all your tasks on time or when you want to finish them), depression (could have you wanting to kill yourself or maybe you don’t want to eat a lot could happen with the depression part of this disorder), irritability (you could just be going off on your loved ones and they didn’t even do anything and make them feel down and the it will be more than one person mad or irritated), rapid don’t like someone who talks a lot. no one wants to be around someone who talks your ear off so that’s bad period), trouble at work ( If you have trouble at work that could get you fired at work for whatever you did unless your boss is just cool and he/she just understands), and erratic behaviors (could lead to you having affairs that you would have never thought of having) which all of these could lead to other things. Bipolar does not have a specific cause; it is a complex disorder with multiple contributing factors; one is genetic. Sometimes bipolar tends to run in peoples families. Another factor is biological.
On the basis of the symptoms portrayed in the movie, I would assign Pat with the following DSM-V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition) diagnosis: 296.44 Bipolar 1 disorder, current or most recent episode manic, mild with mood-congruent psychotic features. I have not included major depressive disorder within the diagnosis because while there is one reference to depression when Pat mentions the effects of Trazodone - an antidepressant, there are no other references or observable symptoms of depression that prove Pat experienced depressive episodes.
In this paper the reader will be able to find a variety of different areas covered. A detailed summary of the movie 28 days directed by Betty Thomas in 2000 will start the paper. The diagnostic criteria of a psychiatric disease will be included along with rationales why the main character fits the diagnosis of disease. Included is the effectiveness or non-effectiveness of coping mechanisms. Pharmacological with classification and non-pharmacological treatments will be included in addition to discussion of ethical and legal issues. This paper will include whether it would be an acceptable fit for patients or families with the same diagnosis. Lastly, will be an overall conclusion of the information provided in the paper.
Bipolar disorder not only affects the person living with it but the the people closest to them. It can be stressful on the family. It may also be difficult being the parent of a child with bipolar. As a family member or close friend learning to cope with the mood and behavior can be very helpful. Make sure to not take care of the loved one but take care of self too is important to manage bipolar disorder.
Pat (Bradley Cooper): In the beginning, Pat was recently discharged from a mental health facility for dangerous aggression after witnessing his wife cheat on him with a co-worker. Personally, it seemed as though Pat Solitano meets the criteria for Bipolar I Disorder. Bipolar Disorder is the tendency of manic episodes to alternate with major depressive episodes, like a roller coaster. (Barlow, D., Durand, M., Stewart,S., & Lalumière, M., 2014, p. 222).
Pat is diagnosed with bipolar disorder and displays two hyperactive mood swings: maniac and depressive (Martinez, 2004) (Russell, 2014). During his maniac mood swings, he demonstrates poor judgement, aggressive behavior, unwise financial choices and increased drive to achieve goals. During his depressive swings, Pat is sad and hopeless and demonstrates anxiety and trepidation and considers suicide and suffers from chronic pain. Tiffany on the other hand treats in order to compensate for feeling guilty sleep with everyone in her office and then treats anyone who comes close to her as a threat. This in itself is difficult to understand. She frantically tries to avoid her grief by having extreme relationships and social problems (Russell,
The main character Pat who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, displayed signs of manic episodes such as: fast talking, rambling with words, and no sleep. There were about 3 scenes of Pat waking his parents up early in the morning because he was looking for something, or could not wait to tell them something in the morning. Throughout most of the film, Pat exhibits a lot of delusions. Before hospitalization, it is briefly mentioned that Pat was accusing his wife and another teacher (who ironically was the man who this wife cheated on) embezzling money from him. After hospitalization, there were delusions that him and his wife were perfect for each other and they were going to be work through their marriage when that clearly was not the
After noticing Pat’s uncontrollable anger and mood swings, he was diagnosed to be bipolar. Upon being released from the hospital, Pat was very compulsive and persistent in reaching out to his wife. Throughout this movie we saw him go from extreme euphoria to being ballistic. For example, One night Pat could not find his wedding video and his anger went through the roof, which left the house torn apart and his parents hurt. He also had a trigger that regularly set him off making him rash and angry. He walked in on his wife cheating on him while their wedding song was on, so every time he hears the song he lashes out. Although it is normal for something like this to affect someone strongly, Pat’s emotional outbursts were scarily difficult to be handled and
The film, Of Two Minds, is based on real life accounts of individuals living with bipolar disorder. Before watching this film, I had an idea of what bipolar disorder is , but after viewing this film I was completely mistaken. Previously, I thought being bipolar was going from a “normal” mood to an angry or sad mood in a matter of seconds and could be simply fixed by taking medicine. But my previous thoughts were completely wrong and bipolar disorder is very serious and complicated. I didn’t know the severity of this disease and I think a lot of the general public is uneducated about bipolar disorder as well as mental illness. Terri Cheney describes having bipolar disorder as, “Take the best day you ever had and multiply it by a million, it 's like a flu but one hundred times worse. It 's having flu in your mind."
I also saw development when he was telling his dad that he had made promises to keep. At the dance competition Pat speaks to Niki but then goes to find Tiffany because he has known for weeks that she had wrote the letters and that she loved him. He realizes that Tiffany is the best choice for him and he loves her too. As far as Pat’s development in life is concerned the movie only has a flash back to the incident that put him in the facility, other than that the movie is based on current day things. Therefore in diagnosing Pat, his history is a
Girl Interrupted is a film about a young woman, Susanna Kaysen, who voluntarily enters a psychiatric facility in Massachusetts. The purpose of this paper is to analyze a portrayal of psychiatric care in the 1960’s. The film is based on the memoirs of Susanna Kaysen and her experiences during an 18 month stay at a mental institution. During her visit, Susanna is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. The film depicts psychiatric care, diagnoses, and treatments from a different era.