Biological And Environmental Influences In Pat's Mental Illness

I believe that in this case Pat’s mental illness is a result of both biological and environmental influences. His parents Pat Sr. and Dolores both have obsessive rituals which include gambling, football and family dynamics meaning they also have behaviors that are questionable. However Pat’s lifestyle and experiences has influenced his life and perhaps made his condition worse. Pat became more aggressive when he found his wife cheating on him by having sex with a man to their wedding song. Throughout the movie this song kept playing in his head over and over again and I truly believe this really triggered his behavior which is why he ended up beating up the guy and had to go to a psychiatric hospital for eight months. In my opinion what happened