Pat Sotalino ( Bradley Cooper )

Once he was released, Pat lived with his parents since his wife still had a restraining order on him. In various scenes, we see ways in which Pat is expansive in his thoughts about getting back together with his wife, Nikki. He also became extremely joyful when he felt like things were going in a step in the right direction on his mission to win back his wife, and grew particularly irritable otherwise. Scarred by the moment he found Nikki having an affair with their wedding song playing, Pat develops hallucinations about the song causing him to hear it even when it wasn’t on. Hearing the song, whether it was actually playing or only playing in his head enraged Pat, causing him to experience a manic episode. Pat’s excessive optimism about getting back together with his wife caused him to have irrational thoughts, which drove him to make poor judgments and partake in reckless behavior like when he broke his

Based on class lectures (Trainor, 2014), I would diagnose Pat with Bipolar I disorder. The main requirement for this diagnosis is a Manic episode. One manic episode is described when Pat caught his wife and another man having an affair. He beat the man, and then he was arrested and taken to the hospital. He remained in the hospital for several months. Prior to this event, he felt that his wife and the

Patrick Solitano Jr., better known as Pat, is a white male of about 35 years of age who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and is undergoing treatment. He was released from a mandatory hospitalization in a detention facility after eight months on the premise that he would continue taking medication, attend therapy, and comply with his restraining orders. He was also assigned a parole officer.

Nikki expressed how she was sick of them acting out. The argument escalated into more physical abuse. If only this time nikki knew that this particular fight would end in a bad tragedy. Jas hit her mother with a vase over the head. Investigators say that was thee first sign of blood drawn. As nikki was trying to fight back tas stabbed her. After more fighting Jas starts to choke her mother with a ribbon medallion she won when she was younger. After being hit back jas picks up the knife to stab her mother. After all the verbal and physical abuse the twins dragged her to the bathtub in the master's bedroom. During the interview with jas and tas they state that when they put her into the tub she was still alive. Jas said her mother's last word were “ I hate you. You're going to jail.” Jas told her mother she was sorry. After cleaning up the bloody mess the girl walked to school arriving two hours late. Students said that they act as if it was a normal day. The twins came home and they thought the police may have been there unfortunately they were not. Jas managed to flag down a officer passing through in her neighborhood. She told the officer that someone had killed her mother. She said her and her sister missed the bus but immetimatley start to walk to rockdale high school. They told officers that they made it to every class on time. The officer indicated that it seem as if she tried to put up a fight at the moment she was being killed but there was no sign of forced entry. Officers focus on the boyfriend as the prime suspect. After investigating they soon come to realize he had nothing to do with the murder. During interviews with the twin detective started to notice that they had many injuries bite mark, scratches, and more. Detectives immediately started to focus on them, But the twins were stick to their stories. Since detectives did not have a solid case the was forced to let them go. Haneef

When it came time for the track meet, Chloe was one hundred Percent ready to compete. As she was running, she twisted her ankle, but she didn’t stop. She continued to run until she passed the finish line, running much faster than anyone else, especially Kyana. After everyone was finished, Chloe went over to Kara with a huge smile on her face. Kara, Chloe, and her parents talked about her win the entire walk to Chloe’s house. Chloe was so happy that Kara helped her be ready for the track

Tom Buchanan was married to Daisy Buchanan with a little daughter named Pammy. While he was married to Daisy, he was having an affair with Myrtle Wilson, the woman who was struck and killed. “Tom’s got a woman in New York” (Fitzgerald 19). Jordan Baker explained to Nick Carraway while Tom took a phone call from Myrtle. During Tom and Myrtle’s time together, Tom gave her a beautiful pearl necklace. The night she was killed, Mr. Wilson got very aggravated because he found the pearls and was wondering who she got them from.

After all he insulted her yard and her beloved chickens. Bryce, on the other hand, had a new found appreciation for Juli. He never realized all the small quirks he liked about her and it took time but he came to conclusion that he likes Juli. Unfortunately for Bryce Juli was ignoring and avoiding him. She didn’t want anything to do with him. A few weeks later, at a school event that Bryce was featured in their relationship took a turn. Bryce was one of his school’s basket boys and would be bid on. As much as Juli would have loved to bid on him she held herself back and bid on Jon Trulock. She ended up winning lunch with him. Bryce was sold for a very high amount to two of the most popular girls in the school but all he could think about is Juli. So he decided to take action. He stood up and tried to kiss Juli, even though Juli wanted this for the longest time she pulled away. He just wanted to talk to her but she ran away and paid no attention to him. She biked home that day faster than ever, so Bryce wouldn’t be able to talk to her. She then locked herself in her

Pat was diagnosed with Bipolar one disorder shortly after arriving at the mental institution. I agree with this diagnosis for many reasons. I believe that it would have to be Bipolar one because Pat displays manic episodes. With Bipolar two disorder, there has never been a manic episode. Bipolar two disorder also must display at least one major depressive episode. From the information from the movie, Pat didn’t really display a depressive episode. Pat demonstrates several symptoms of Bipolar one disorder, many falling into the mania category. His manic episodes cause a great deal of distress in his life. Before the incident with his wife’s lover even occurred, Pat was having severe delusions. He told the school board that his wife and the history teacher were plotting against him. The delusions did not stop once he was out of the mental institution. When pat caught, his wife cheating on him their wedding song was playing. Now every time Pat hears the song he goes into some kind of psychotic episode and puts everyone around him in danger of becoming his next victim. As I mentioned earlier Pat does not take his medication as it is prescribed. He said it makes him too foggy. This could be due to the fact that he enjoys how his mania makes him feel. Throughout the movie, Pat refers to his ex-wife as his wife. He is obsessed with this delusion and honestly believes that he will win her back over. Even though she has made it perfectly clear

As per the requirements in the DSM-V, in order to diagnose someone with Bipolar I, they need to have had at least one manic episode (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013). A manic episode is one that lasts for a minimum of one week would require hospitalization or have psychotic symptoms. This is differentiated from a hypomanic episode in that, for hypomania, the symptoms last four or fewer days, doesn’t require hospitalization and does not include psychotic feature. I will distinguish between the two using the presence of psychotic symptoms. Pat’s psychotic symptoms can be seen as both delusions and hallucinations (Cohen et al., 2012). His delusions are shown very early on in the movie; he is completely

Pat starts to become uninterested in continuing with the dance competition, which makes Tiffany upset as she was looking forward to it. In order for Pat to dance in the competition, Tiffany and Pat’s parents lie and tell him that Nikki will be there. Soon after, Pat notices that the letters from “Nikki” were actually written by Tiffany, making him angry and confused as he was doing this all for her. A few days after, at the competition, to everyone’s surprise, Nikki did in fact attend the dance competition and Pat is excited to see her. Tiffany is upset that Nikki is there and is not sure if she wants to preform but Pat drags

and Nikki can fix things between the two of them. Tiffany is heartbroken since she was hoping to be with Pat Jr. After the competition Pat Jr. goes to talk with Nikki. Tiffany storms off thinking that Pat will try and fix things with Nikki and be with her. After Pat speaks with Nikki he chases after Tiffany and tells her that he wants to be with her and not Nikki. The movie first ends with Pat Jr. reflecting back on the recent events and saying that he is happy again. Then he and Nikki spending time together with Pat’s family and friends getting ready to watch another Eagle’s game.

Scrappy meets Jasmine at the barbershop and lets him know, Momma Dee and Ernest is getting married soon. Scrappy is shocked since its too soon.

Mary and Joey are talking at the punch bowl. Joey then asks Mary to dance and she gives her zune to the DJ. A tango starts playing and they start dancing. Mary shows off her dance skills and Joey is surprised. They share a dance together when everyone starts dancing. Bree and Britt then drop a bowl of m&m's to make Mary fall. Joey then rips of his mask but the clock starts to ring fifteen minutes to twelve and Mary runs out of the ball but not before dropping her zune. Joey grabs it. Mary and Tami are talking about how Mary and Joey shared a dance but Mary is sad about falling. The van suddenly breaks down and Mary has to quickly run to the house and hide the cleaners. A drunk Dominique walks into the room surprised by the cleanness but breaks

It would seem that Pat, unaware of his bi-polar status, has spent most of his life “white knuckling” himself into “normalcy.” His irritability, mood swings, manic episodes, wild thinking, grandiosity, distractibility, and sleep disturbances have been prevalent for years, but he has not known why and has always just forced himself to deal with things. This sense of personal agency is commendable, but futile in the face of a chemical imbalance. That said, this desire for control/personal agency is still prevalent after Pat is released from the hospital. He does not like taking his meds and initially chooses not to take them, feeling that somehow he can control his own behavior without the help of medication. He does not like the side effects of the medication (citing that they make him feel groggy and bloated) and he feels as though his mantra

Patrick Solatano, Jr., also known as "Pat" is a Caucasian male in his 30’s. He was a former teacher who was married to Nikki, also a teacher. Pat’s living situation changed when he catches his wife in the shower with another man, the history teacher, while his wedding song was playing. This situation caused Pat to instantly have a violent outburst and hurt the teacher to the point of almost killing him.