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Silver Linings Playbook Psychological Disorder
In the movie, “Silver linings Playbook”, directed by David O. Russell, the director accurately depicts psychological disorders by exploring the lives of Pat played by Bradley Cooper who has a mood disorder Bipolar , Tiffany who also has a mood disorder depression and Pat’s Dad played by Robert Dinero who has an anxiety disorder OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder). Although the movie is centered around Pat who just checked out of a mental institution, the director does a good job at bringing other characters into the story to explore other psychological disorders. Pat played by Bradley Cooper had been undiagnosed his entire life with Bipolar Disorder. It takes two incidents for him to get checked into a mental institution. The first incident
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