Schizophrenia In A Beautiful Mind

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The film A Beautiful Mind is a biography based on the life of the math prodigy John Forbes Nash. In this film Nash enters into Princeton hoping to make a grand mathematical discovery. In this paper, I will analyze the films main character, John Nash, and the psychological problem he experiences, schizophrenia. Some psychologist believe that John Nash did not actually have schizophrenia due to his recovery, which is rare in people with schizophrenia. However, I do believe that Nash displayed symptoms of schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia is defined as “a severe disorder characterized by disturbances in thought perceptions, emotions, and behavior” (Pastorino & Doyle-Portillo, 2013,13-6). There are both positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.