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Submitted by dragonh96 on February 17, 2007
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Schizophrenia is said to be a severe disturbance of the brain\\\'s functioning. Current evidence concerning the causes of schizophrenia is varied. The data suggests that there are multiple factors involved. These factors include changes in the chemistry of the brain, changes in the structure of the brain, and genetic factors. Head injuries, as well as viral factors, may also be involved. Some theories suggest that schizophrenia is a group of related diseases caused by different factors. It may develop so gradually that the family and even the person with the disease may not realize that anything is wrong for a long period of time. This was evident in the case of John Nash and his wife. This slow deterioration is referred to as gradual-onset or insidious schizophrenia. A gradual build-up of symptoms may or may not lead to an acute or crisis episode of schizophrenia. An acute episode is short and intense, and involves hallucinations, delusions, thought disorder, and an altered sense of self. I have decided to write about John Nash, a true story presented in the titled movie \\\"A Beautiful mind.” This story is just too good to pass up as it presents a man who was brilliant, yet had a darker side that pulled his mind into an imaginary world that at times appears to be as genuine as the material world. Along with John\\\'s story, I will explore the various misconceptions concerning schizophrenia
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A Beautiful Mind relates the story of a man who develops, through his struggle with schizophrenia, an alternate underworld of subterfuge, and imaginary people, who seemingly coexist with him during his rise from student at Princeton to Nobel Prize winner in the field of mathematics. When he first arrives at Princeton one is immediately introduced to two major problems that separate John from his fellow classmates; lack of social interaction, as well as a sense of his overblown ego. The...
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