Based on “A Beautiful Mind- John Nash
and the article The Schizophrenic Mind found at http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2002/03/10/the-schizophrenic-mind.html
Please answer the following questions. Answer separately. I have provided you with as much as I could. Number 1 I need help with, as well as number 2. John Nash symptoms illness, ect…The number 3 and number 6.
I wil provide you with my book notes so you have reference as well as the movie. I was absent for movie so I ned help with relating all this to what ever the movie had in it.
1. Discuss John Nash’s illness in terms of general symptoms as described in the text (BELOW). Use examples from the film.
Types of SCHIZOPHRENIA
a) Paranoid Schizophrenia ??” delusions or frequent auditory hallucinations relating to a single theme. Become convince people are plotting against the,
b) Disorganized Schizophrenia ??” incoherent in their thoughts and speech and disorganized in their behavior. Typically they act giddy, cannot control themselves.
c) Catatonic Schizophrenia ??” disturbance of movement or marked slowed motor activity. hold positions for long period of time
2. What specific symptoms are apparent in John Nash behavior? (use examples) Based on these examples, what type of schizophrenia best describes him?
from book A mental illness, a condition of losing touch with reality accompanied by reduced ability to function.
Symptoms include- hallucinations, delusions, thought disorders, beliefs in super natural, may believe they are famous, problems organizing of mental processes, may experience a catatonic stupor- mobile expressionless.
3. According to the article “The Schizophrenics Mind, there are at least three misconceptions portrayed by the film relative to most schizophrenics. Describe each of these misconceptions.(CAN BE FOUND AT THIS LINK http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2002/03/10/the-schizophrenic-mind.html
4. How are new drugs used to treat schizophrenia different than early antipsychotics?
FROM NOTES- YOU CAN USE add to clean up what ever you ned but this all from notes so okay to use.There is no cure for schizophrenia, for drugs cannot unscramble tangled neuronal circuits. But some drugs can quiet the, Those that give rise to the delusions and hallucinations of schizophrania are awash in the neurochemical dopamine. Early antiipsychotics blocked dopamine receptors, with the result that dopamine had no effect i=on neurons. But new research believes dopamine lays an important role in circuits responsible for attention and pleasure. The new drugs called “atypicals” are more like smart bombs. The new drugs target mainly the dopamine flooded regions, so patients no longer feel as if the voices of 40 radio stations are talking to them. Instead the volume is softer, speed slower, making more sense. These new jobs allow people to hold jobs, have families, and increase their appetites.
5. What two forms of schizophrenia does Andrea Yates appear to suffer from? What motivated her to drown her children? Are most schizophrenics a threat to others? (notes below okay to use)
PARANOID and CATATONIC-
She had the inability to distinguish reality from imagination. she had combination of schizophrenia and depression and heard “satan”s voice telling her to “get a knife_ and hurt baby Noah. Andrea Yates may have has paranoid as well as catatonic schizophrenia.
6. Would you trade your ability to distinguish reality from fantasy in order to envision things no one else can?
