Based On The Book "A Beautiful Mind": John Nash And His Schizophrenia (Movie Review Sample)

"A Beautiful Mind": John Nash and His Schizophrenia Name of Student Institution Affiliation "A Beautiful Mind": John Nash and His Schizophrenia A beautiful mind is a movie based on the book bearing the same name and is a biopic script based on the life of John Nash, Jr a Nobel winning economist. In the movie, John Nash suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and this movie highlights the symptoms associated with it and the different treatment methods. John goes through episodes of visual and auditory hallucinations and interactions. During his stay at the Princeton University, while battling to develop his thesis, Nash meets faces rejection at a local bar which inspires him in finishing his thesis in mathematical economics. After his studies in Princeton, Nash gets a job in Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He interacts and converses with imaginary people only he can see or hear who are do not exist in the real outside world. John goes through different treatment procedures whereby during his treatment for hallucination, he encounters different drug-related side effects. The side effects affect his relationship with his wife Alicia and his intellectual ability which leaves him discouraged and stops taking the medication leading to a relapse ADDIN CSL_CITATION { "citationItems" : [ { "id" : "ITEM-1", "itemData" : { "URL" : "/title/tt0268978/plotsummary", "accessed" : { "date-parts" : [ [ "2018", "5", "16" ] ] }, "author" : [ { "dropping-particle" : "", "family" : "Imdb", "given" : "", "non-dropping-particle" : "", "parse-names" : false, "suffix" : "" } ], "id" : "ITEM-1", "issued" : { "date-parts" : [ [ "0" ] ] }, "title" : "A Beautiful Mind (2001)", "type" : "webpage" }, "uris" : [ "/documents/?uuid=eefecd17-b1e1-3f14-a3d7-bc04c8b01a9b" ] } ], "mendeley" : { "formattedCitation" : "(Imdb, n.d.)", "manualFormatting" : "(IMDb, n.d.)", "plainTextFormattedCitation" : "(Imdb, n.d.)", "previouslyFormattedCitation" : "(Imdb, n.d.)" }, "properties" : { }, "schema" : "https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json" }(IMDb, n.d.). Due to the relapse, Nash experiences psychotic episodes but he and his wife agree to live with the condition and accept to say goodbye to his imaginary friends: Parcher, Charles, and Marcee. Nash admits to taking newer medication which has helped him and earns him a job in teaching again and later winning a Nobel Prize. This paper aims to present a reflective case study of a schizophrenic patient as presented in the movie. Aetiology and Pathophysiology of Schizophrenia In “A Beautiful Mind” the movie, the leading character John Nash exhibits clear symptoms of schizophrenia which makes him not differentiate what is real and what is not ADDIN CSL_CITATION { "citationItems" : [ { "id" : "ITEM-1", "itemData" : { "ISBN" : "1461391571", "abstract" : "The theme of this book is the search for a definition of schizophrenia whichwould encompass its essence and arrive at the core of its singificance. 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The inability of not recognizing and differentiating hallucinations from the reality is a clear indication of a patient suffering from schizophrenia. John Nash suffers from schizophrenia which was discovered at a later age in his life. John joined Princeton University and had his best friend Charles who was also his roommate who was later found to be just a hallucination. The mental condition changes John’s behaviour and relationship towards his colleagues and students later when he starts working. 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Paranoid schizophrenia is a mental disease which affects the brain and impairs the perception, concentration levels, and social behaviour of an individual ADDIN CSL_CITATION { "citationItems" : [ { "id" : "ITEM-1", "itemData" : { "ISBN" : "9400708378", "abstract" : "A few disorders have some of the same symptoms as schizophrenia including schizoaffective disorders, schizophreniform disorder, schizotypal and schizoid personality disorders, delusional disorder, and autism (schizophrenia spectrum disorders). Since the 2000 there has been significant progress in our understanding of the early presentations, assessment, suspected neuropathology, and treatment of these disorders. Recent technological breakthroughs in basic sciences hold promise for advancing our understanding of the pathophysiology of schizophrenia spectrum disorders. This collective monograph reviewers recent researches regarding the origins, onset, course, and outcome of schizophrenia spectrum disorders. 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People who have schizophrenia are unable to interpret reality in a normal way as other people and are said to be psychotic. Schizophrenia has different complex causes which may include genetic, early development, drug and substance abuse, trauma, and many others and is a common disease with a rate of one in 100 people suffering from it ADDIN CSL_CITATION { "citationItems" : [ { "id"...