The Work Chosen Was “Silver Linings Playbook” By David

The work chosen was â€Å"Silver Linings Playbook† by David O’Russell and Matthew Quick. The reason this why I chose this work was because a character in the movie has the same condition I have, which is Bipolar disorder. The movie portrayed a young man, Pat, coping with his challenges of this mental disorder. People with bipolar disorder, also known as borderline personality disorder go through intense emotional changes that are very different from their usual mood and behavior. These changes affect their lives on a day-to-day basis. Pat goes through many ups and downs as the movie progresses and shows how he copes with life. Testing for bipolar disorder is very difficult and cannot be determined by multiple choice test or sending blood†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¢ little need for sleep Pat got angry at a book and stayed up all night reading it and woke up his parents just because he needed to express his anger. †¢ increased rate of speech (talking fast) Pat talked fast often, but talked very fast the day he got out of the hospital and was excited about getting some books. †¢ flight of ideas Pat at one point of the movie talked about how his ex-wife Nikki would get back with him if only he did certain things and he came up with several ideas in rapid succession that sometimes didn’t seem to have anything to do with the subject. †¢ easily distracted When Pat visited Ronnie’s house for dinner, he was distracted by Tiffany mentioning what meds he was on, ignoring the other conversations going on. †¢ an increased interest in goals or activities Pat did not want to take his meds, so he became very enthusiastic about running and exercise to try to cope in other ways. †¢ psychomotor agitation (pacing, hand wringing, etc.) When Pat was in therapy sessions he would wring his hands repeatedly. †¢ increased pursuit of activities with a high risk of danger When Pat was told not to contact Nikki because she had a restraining order on him, he went running and showed up at the school and asked Tiffany to give Nikki a letter, risking him