Guide questions for the reaction paper (Schizophrenia- A Beautiful Mind Movie) 1. signs and symptoms of schizophrenia 2. specific type of schizo shown in the movie 3. the cause of schizophrenia for the main character 4. how it was diagnosed 5. how it was treated 6. the moral lesson of the movie 7. weak and strong points of the movie 8. role of the PT for patients with schizo 9. ideas from the movie that you agree or strongly disagree 10. recommendations about the movie and many other
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the movie A Beautiful Mind with Russell Crowe as John Nash‚ my views on mental illness have greatly changed. I have learned a good deal about mental illness after watching this movie. When I think of someone with a mental illness I usually think of some guy in a mental institution in a straight jacket. This movie showed me that mentally ill people can still lead very productive and happy lives. This story demonstrate the strength of the human spirit because although the character sufferd from
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The shots of A Beautiful Mind consists of manly medium‚ high angle and low angle shots. John Nash is often shot in a medium shot. The film uses color as symbolic of good and evil. During scenes where the lead Nash was in a good mood or was having something happy happen to him‚ the colors were all saturated with a golden hue. The lights looked gold‚ and it was as if all the actors’ faces were covered with golden morning sunlight. During the sad times there was a lot of desaturation going which gave
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Throughout the film‚ A Beautiful Mind (2001)‚ the main character John Nash experiences a series of strange events that ultimately lead him to believe that he is being pursued by top officials in the CIA. Later in the film‚ we come to find out that most of the events in addition to some of the characters are just a figment of John’s imagination as he is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. According to the DSM-IV-TR‚ criteria for this type of schizophrenia under Axis I consists of "preoccupation
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WEEK 3 A Beautiful Mind Film Analysis xxxxxx x. xxxxxx xx University of Phoenix - xxxxxxxxxx Learning Center Economics for Business I ECO/360 xx xxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx‚ Instructor August 10‚ 2006 Background It is 1947 and John Nash has arrived at Princeton for graduate study in mathematics. "The mysterious “West Virginia genius" has no prep school legacy or old money ties to cushion his entry into the Ivy League - just Princeton’s most prestigious fellowship to signify that he does indeed
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know that Nash is diagnosed with schizophrenia. This psychological disorder makes the diagnosed generate fantasies from the mind and turn them into real life. Although the fantasies are not real to everyone else the diagnosed believes everything they see is real. References Howard ‚ R. (Director) (2001). A Beautiful
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* A Beautiful Mind Film Analysis A Beautiful Mind Film Analysis This movie is based on the true story of the brilliant mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. He made remarkable advancements in the field of mathematics at a young age and had a very promising future. Unfortunately‚ John Nash had problems deciphering the difference betwe Premium 855 Words 4 Pages * Film Analysis: a Beautiful Mind WEEK 3 A Beautiful Mind Film Analysis xxxxxx x. xxxxxx
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A Beautiful Mind Film Analysis This movie is based on the true story of the brilliant mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. He made remarkable advancements in the field of mathematics at a young age and had a very promising future. Unfortunately‚ John Nash had problems deciphering the difference between reality and hallucinations. He had a mental disorder known as Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a severe‚ complex illness that causes hallucinations and can affect a person’s ability to think clearly
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Courage‚ disposition‚ and hope are key factors to overcome circumstances. A Beautiful Mind is an spectacular movie to consider due to the high context in tolerance‚ commitment‚ courage‚ intelligence‚ and disposition to overcome a difficult mental disorder. In the case of John Nash‚ the main character in the movie‚ a brilliant and intelligent young man suffers from paranoid schizophrenia from most of his adult life. Schizophrenia onset for
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Living with Schizophrenia “The mind is indeed a beautiful thing. It is the reason for our ingenuity‚ artistic originality and maybe even our humanity. What happens however when the mind works against us? When it tricks us into believing that what is not real to be the actual‚ destroying our sense of being?” (Angelo) We see this played out firsthand in the life of John Forbes Nash Jr. in “A Beautiful Mind.” The film was directed by Ron Howard and starred Russell Crowe‚ who plays John Nash‚ Paul
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