NUTR 385 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Gemstone
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Mental illness in a beautiful mind : examples of mental illness that john nash experiences in the movie. The movie a beautiful mind portrays the life of a person living with schizophrenia, which is a mental illness. In the film, it is clear that john nash suffers from a severe mental illness, as most symptoms that are associated with the illness are visible in his behavior. Nash suffers from a condition that leaves him split from reality. There are several instances in the film where nash slips into non-existent perceived environments. Nash proposes to one of his students, alicia that he met and admired. Although nash continues tutoring, he exhibits paranoia while in class, where he sees" men outside stalking him. In another instance, he creates an imaginary world where he meets parcher who is seeking help to decipher some code within the.
