Silver Linings Playbook, By David O. Russell

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‘Silver Linings Playbook’ is a movie by director David O. Russell. The main character, Pat Solitano, is an ex-history teacher in his mid 30’s who is institutionalized for past events. During his marriage, Pat is under the assumption of having a loving one. However, his wife has been cheating on him with another history teacher at the school where they both work. Pat finds out about his wife cheating on him with the history teacher in a compromising situation and goes on a rampage that ends with court-ordered institutionalization. Pat is taken out of the mental facility by his mother and is brought back home to his father and the rest of his family. His father is said to have some of the same tendencies as Pat, such as anger problems, displaying them at Eagles football games and in a fight scene with Pat in the movie. Pat, in an attempt to recuperate his marriage and allow his wife to return to him, visits a therapist to talk to him about his problems and motivations.

Diagnosis: During talks with his therapist, Pat talks to his therapist about having bipolar disorder. Specifically, this scene includes Pat’s therapist noting that he has undiagnosed bipolar disorder and Pat replies with "Yeah, with mood swings... weird thinking brought on …show more content…

While on a supposed ‘date’ with Tiffany, his friend’s wife’s sister, he hallucinates the song ‘My Cherie Amour’ by Stevie Wonder. He hears this song while in a fight with Tiffany that triggers memories of his wife’s infidelity. Not only does Pat suffer from hallucinations, but he has delusions as well. While talking about his traumatic experience with his wife, he tells his therapist of the time he experiences one of his delusions, “...about a week before the incident, I called the cops and I told them that my wife and the history guy were plotting against me by embezzling money from the local high school, which wasn't true. It was a delusion.” (Russell,

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