Silver Linings Playbook Character Analysis Related To Psychology

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Pat Solitano, after finding his significant other with another man, beats him. He got sent to a mental healing center where he was diagnosed with bipolarity. He got discharged from the hospital and went to live with his parents. He is hesitant to take his meds since he doesn't care how they affect him. The main thing he needs is to attempt and get back together with his significant other; however she wrote him off and got a restraining order on him. His companion, Ronnie welcomes him to supper and he meets Ronnie's sister-in-law, Tiffany who's likewise reeling from a personal loss. They have a connection, however Pat is still committed to his ex, and declines to do anything. When he learns Tiffany sees her, he requests that Tiffany give her …show more content…

He discovers that his better half, Nikki, has moved away and his dad is out of work and falling back on bookmaking to obtain cash to make his own restaurant. Pat is determined to put his life back on track and reunite with Nikki, who filed a restraining order against him after he was involved in a physical argument with her lover. While conversing with his court-ordered advisor Dr. Patel, Pat clarifies again why he was hospitalized. The reason being that while getting back home early from work, he discovered Nikki in their shower, having intercourse with a fellow instructor, as Pat and Nikki's wedding tune, Stevie Wonder's "My Cherie Amour," played on their stereo. Enraged, he almost beat the man to death. Regardless of this, Pat doesn't believe he needs medication to deal with his condition. One evening at supper with his companion Ronnie, he meets Ronnie's sister-in-law, Tiffany Maxwell, a young widow who recently lost her job. Pat and Tiffany build up an odd friendship through their common anxieties and sees a chance to speak with Nikki through her. Tiffany offers to give a letter to Nikki, in exchange for Pat to be her partner in an upcoming dance competition. He agrees and the two start a thorough practice regimen over the next weeks. Pat trusts …show more content…

Also, known as Manic Depression, this consist of periods of Mania and Depression that alternate lasting from a few days to a few months. He shows this disorder from occasional episodes where he becomes suddenly enraged. For example, Pat aggressively yells at his parents when he can't find his wedding video and accuses them of stealing it when they had nothing to do with the video. His sudden manic episodes of irritability prove that he indeed does suffer from bipolar

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