Paint Bucket Fill Pattern

Hello, I have CS5 extended.  I know with corel draw I can use a paint bucket to fill an area with a premade pattern and on CS5 I found the pattern stamp tool where I can paint a pattern but is there a way to dump or fill a set area with a pattern?  I find when I paint a pattern even the smallest mistake of painting a section twice can lighten or darken the pattern.
Any advice on filling an area with a pattern?
Thanks

There are several ways including making a selection and using a pattern fill layer, Edit>Fill>Pattern or the paint bucket tool set to pattern
paint bucket tool set to pattern:
pattern fill layer after making a selection (adjustment layer icon at the bottom of the layers panel)
Edit>Fill set to pattern:

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