Movie Powerpoint- Silver Linings Playbook
Transcript: Silver Linings Playbook Danielle Thomson Overview and Sources ABOUT After losing his job and wife, and spending time in a mental institution, Pat Solatano (Bradley Cooper) winds up living with his parents (Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver). He wants to rebuild his life and reunite with his wife, but his parents would be happy if he just shared their obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles. Things get complicated when Pat meets Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence), who offers to help him reconnect with his wife, if he will do something very important for her in exchange. Movie Overview Bipolar Disorder Bipolar Disorder: A major affective disorder marked by severe mood swings (manic or major depressive episodes) and a tendency to remission and recurrence. What is Bipolar Disorder? Treatment There are many treatments that are talked about in the movie, and real treatments that people with bipolar disorder undergo. Other treatments that occurred in the movie were one-on-one treatments, running, reading, and dancing. Other Treatments “Silver Linings Playbook” is a movie that accurately depicts people with bipolar disorder. Through Cooper's erratic, illogical and obsessive behavior, we are given a glimpse into how a person with bipolar disorder thinks. Accuracy Sources Vedanarayanan, L., Munoli, R., Thunga, G., Nair, S., Poojari, P., & Kunhikatta, V. (2019). Identification of factors affecting treatment outcome in bipolar disorder. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 61(1), 22–26. https://doi-org.db13.linccweb.org/10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_346_18 Parker, J. N., & Parker, P. M. (2003). Bipolar Disorder : A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References. San Diego, CA: Icon Group International, Inc. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com.db13.linccweb.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=99875&site=eds-live Goldberg, S. G. (2019). Narratives of bipolar disorder: Tensions in definitional thresholds. The Humanistic Psychologist. https://doi-org.db13.linccweb.org/10.1037/hum0000131.supp (Supplemental)