Grounded Theory Analysis of "A Beautiful Mind" (Prologue)
Grounded Theory Analysis of "A Beautiful Mind" (Prologue)
Ms.Prakriti Gupta (B.A. Honors Applied Psychology)
Faculty of Arts; University of Delhi, Delhi.
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A Grounded Theory Analysis of “A Beautiful Mind” (Prologue)
Ms. Prakriti Gupta (B.A. Honors Applied Psychology)
Faculty of Arts, University of Delhi, Delhi
The present paper is the grounded theory analysis of the prologue of the book- "A Beautiful Mind" by Sylvia Nasar. The grounded Theory analysis has been done keeping in mind the whole story and a final selective code in the form of a semi theory has been chosen. The Analysis builds on the sensitivity of the whole issue as well as the beauty of the relationships it encompasses.
Introduction
Giftedness (genius) is a trait where the individual deviates from normality but tends towards being above average and not abnormality per se. In order to be able to understand the relationship between genius and abnormality both of which are deviations from normality; the text that I chose is John Nash’s biography by Sylvia Nasar, A Beautiful Mind. This book tells the story of John Nash in carefully documented detail, based on hundreds of interviews with friends, family, acquaintances, and colleagues, as well as a study of available documents. In “A Beautiful Mind” Slyvia Nasar the economics correspondent of The New York Times tells the story of Nobel Prize winner John Nash who had the same mental illness that affects 1 in 100 people across cultures: schizophrenia. (Jo Kadlecek, 2002) He has experienced many of the same symptoms as others stricken with the disease: delusions, frequent auditory hallucinations, illusions that messages are being sent to him through television or newspapers, a skewed view of reality leading to paranoia. (Jo Kadlecek, 2002) And like many who have
Ms.Prakriti Gupta (B.A. Honors Applied Psychology)
Faculty of Arts; University of Delhi, Delhi.
Contact Information-
Email id- prakritigupta1988@gmail.com
Ph. No.- (+91) 9999108348
A Grounded Theory Analysis of “A Beautiful Mind” (Prologue)
Ms. Prakriti Gupta (B.A. Honors Applied Psychology)
Faculty of Arts, University of Delhi, Delhi
The present paper is the grounded theory analysis of the prologue of the book- "A Beautiful Mind" by Sylvia Nasar. The grounded Theory analysis has been done keeping in mind the whole story and a final selective code in the form of a semi theory has been chosen. The Analysis builds on the sensitivity of the whole issue as well as the beauty of the relationships it encompasses.
Introduction
Giftedness (genius) is a trait where the individual deviates from normality but tends towards being above average and not abnormality per se. In order to be able to understand the relationship between genius and abnormality both of which are deviations from normality; the text that I chose is John Nash’s biography by Sylvia Nasar, A Beautiful Mind. This book tells the story of John Nash in carefully documented detail, based on hundreds of interviews with friends, family, acquaintances, and colleagues, as well as a study of available documents. In “A Beautiful Mind” Slyvia Nasar the economics correspondent of The New York Times tells the story of Nobel Prize winner John Nash who had the same mental illness that affects 1 in 100 people across cultures: schizophrenia. (Jo Kadlecek, 2002) He has experienced many of the same symptoms as others stricken with the disease: delusions, frequent auditory hallucinations, illusions that messages are being sent to him through television or newspapers, a skewed view of reality leading to paranoia. (Jo Kadlecek, 2002) And like many who have