Overcoming Schizophrenia: John Nash’s Beautiful Mind
Author: Ronald J. Comer
Princeton University
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Perhaps the most celebrated case of schizophrenia in recent years is that of John Nash, the brilliant mathematician who struggled with this disorder for 35 years, and then was awarded the Nobel Prize for work he had done as a doctoral student back in 1951 at Princeton University. This video follows Nash’s ordeal and triumph, which inspired the award-winning 2001 movie A Beautiful Mind. Perhaps the most powerful part of this video is Nash’s interaction with his adult son, also a mathematician, who also suffers from schizophrenia.
1. Which of the following aspects of the movie A Beautiful Mind is actually accurate with John Nash's true-life story?
2. In the video case, John Nash claims he overcame his delusions __________.
3. In the video case, we see John Nash's son, who has also received a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Although the mental health field has not drawn any firm conclusions about the role genetics does or does not play in schizophrenia, first degree relatives of people with schizophrenia have, on average, a ________ percent chance of developing the disorder, while the general population has a _______ percent chance.
4. In the video case, John Nash describes the voices he heard as actually representing ____________.
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