The is a paper of mental disorder course. This assignment requires that you complete an 8-10 page (approximately) critical examination of the movie Silver Linings Playback, that focuses on the portray

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October 21, 2022

The paper will illustrate and analyse bipolar disorder, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) along with the causes that restricts general people from seeking help based on the movie, Silver Linings Playback. The movie is gleaned from a true story. There are two main characters of this movie (Pat and Tiffany), one suffers from bipolar disorder and other from depression, anxiety and feeling of uselessness; In mental illness field these symptoms can also be associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) which reflects on the movie as well. Their illness is characterised by clinically significant disturbance in an individual's cognition, emotional regulation, or behaviour. At a point both characters go under undiagnosed mental condition due to social phenomena. The paper will also demonstrate whether the consequences of seeking medical help would be beneficial or it leads to unnecessary excessive medication.

The sociological concept will focuse on individual’s external factors, conformity, and views mental illness as a breakdown in the face of overwhelming environmental stress. It will also relate Hirschi’s social control theory of importance of attachment and social bonds to a real story-based movie. The end goal of the paper is to pick up through the positive and negative representation of a people living with mental illness, especially bipolar disorder and the necessity to overcome fear of stigma. Mental illness approaches irreverently, but it brings unusual empathy. Mental illness does not necessarily yield on physical condition, a mental disorder patient can seem physically fine and fit but social labelling makes a barrier of isolation from mentally ill people that cause even a more negative result.