A Beautiful Mind Essay
“A Beautiful Mind” is a film that portrays the true story of John Forbes Nash, a mathematician who suffered from schizophrenia. The movie begins at Nash’s arrival at Princeton University as a math student. Nash was known as a young, brilliant but also odd individual who struggled with social and communication skills. During Nash’s time at Princeton University he was on a quest to make a worthwhile contribution to serve as his legacy. Early in his career Nash made a revolutionary breakthrough in the world of mathematics that also influenced other academic areas from economics to biology. Nash’s breakthrough earned him a Nobel Prize later in his career. The focus of the film is on the struggles Nash encountered with his illness of schizophrenia.
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Despite all these interventions Nash was still in an unstable state of mind. The medications created negative side effects that affected his intellectual capacity and his personal relationships. With the support of Nash’s wife, Alicia, and his own great determination, John Nash decided to try to live with his illness of schizophrenia by finally coming to terms with his hallucinations and his personal perseverance to ignore them. Nash returned to Princeton University with the support of his long time friend and also rival, Martin Hansen. Nash spent time working out of the university’s library and was ultimately granted the privilege to teach once again within the university quarters. In the latter part of Nash’s life his fellow professors at the university honored him for his achievement in mathematics shortly after Nash won the Noble …show more content…
Treatment options for schizophrenia have come a long way since then and with my personal experience with my niece therapy options come in many forms. I was glad to see that Nash and his family decided to exclude most of the suggested interventions made on behalf of his psychiatrist. The film depicted his struggles but also his glory of being able to live a life that allowed him to be who he still was. In terms of my niece she underwent a similar situation in regards to her medication. Her medications consequently resulted in more emotional and physical damage than the illness itself. Over time, my niece finally found a balance that included less medication interventions and more homeopathic
Despite all these interventions Nash was still in an unstable state of mind. The medications created negative side effects that affected his intellectual capacity and his personal relationships. With the support of Nash’s wife, Alicia, and his own great determination, John Nash decided to try to live with his illness of schizophrenia by finally coming to terms with his hallucinations and his personal perseverance to ignore them. Nash returned to Princeton University with the support of his long time friend and also rival, Martin Hansen. Nash spent time working out of the university’s library and was ultimately granted the privilege to teach once again within the university quarters. In the latter part of Nash’s life his fellow professors at the university honored him for his achievement in mathematics shortly after Nash won the Noble …show more content…
Treatment options for schizophrenia have come a long way since then and with my personal experience with my niece therapy options come in many forms. I was glad to see that Nash and his family decided to exclude most of the suggested interventions made on behalf of his psychiatrist. The film depicted his struggles but also his glory of being able to live a life that allowed him to be who he still was. In terms of my niece she underwent a similar situation in regards to her medication. Her medications consequently resulted in more emotional and physical damage than the illness itself. Over time, my niece finally found a balance that included less medication interventions and more homeopathic