A Brilliant Mind, Live With Schizophrenia

A brilliant mind, live with schizophrenia

The film based on real events develops in a prestigious university in the United States 1947, which was very competitive and focused on individual success and scientific work. In addition the American lifestyle stimulated competitiveness. John Nash Main character in history was a recognized mathematician, lonely, only dedicated to numbers and science. Jhon was conservative, introverted, cold and somewhat egocentric. Upon arriving at Princeton University, he receives the prestigious Carnegie scholarship for mathematics with Martin Hansen . Here is where Jhon’s story and problems begins when he falls victim to pressure and stress that feels to hold the head of the Department of Mathematics as for the rivalry he maintains with Hansen to excel in his studies and be able to publish. From the sociocultural point of view, success translates into earning money, and thus, enjoying the things that can be purchased. Further strengthening Nash delusions and obsessions.

In the first scenes of the film, Jhon’s obsession is more than apparent to do something new, in order to leave his brand and thus feel happy and satisfied. He was not enough to capture his paper ideas but that the windows of his apartment marked with mathematical equations were part of his "methods" of study. In these first Jhon scenes suffer from hallucinations although they are not noticeable for him or for the people around him. Among his first hallucinations is the creation of his friend Charles, who was his fourth partner at the University.

 Charles was his antagonist, he liked going out, enjoying life, meeting women, drinking and having a quiet life, without problems and without worries.

Nash used his mathematical mind in almost every aspect of his life. In the bar scene when his "roommate" Charles, "Sonsaca" to come out and clear his mind after multiple failed attempts to complete his work a problem is raised for Nash and his friends. There is a group of girls, among which the blonde stands out. His friends consider addressing the group of girls following the teachings of Adam Smith, the father of the economy: ‘In competition, individual ambition favors the common good’, that is, all of a. However, Nash proposes ‘if we all go for the blonde, we hinder ourselves and none of us takes it, so we go for the friends. But and if they ignore us, because nobody likes to be the second dish?’What if nobody goes for the blonde? .

This explains in the film the so -called ‘Nash balance’, which is based on the notion that each player will obtain a better result if they share their strategies with the rest.A simple but clear sample of how Nash’s mind worked.

As time passed, another series of strange behaviors began to observe for others but for him it was his reality. What John lived in his mind was not the same the reality of others, but in turn it was not his reality. Despite all this Jhon manages to fall in love and marry Alice who was her student . Alice was a beautiful, intelligent, and loyal woman. She would become a key piece for being able to diagnose and treat John.

One of his hallucinations and the one that leads his wife to take action was William Parker a private agent for which John imagined that he works secretly, decoding numbers for the location of pumps of the Russians. Patcher had an enigmatic and silent character that greatly influences John’s imaginary activities. Nash became violent, totally uncontrolled when Patcher presented himself. In another Patcher perspective, Nash allowed to meet their needs to be recognized and feel important for their achievements, since his supposed work was secret and of great value to the United States or thus believed.

Marcee is the third hallucination of Nash, niece of Charles, which he treats like his niece. His friend Charles and Marcee worked in Jhon’s mind to gratify their deficiencies to protect and be protected, with this feeling loved and welcomed by others.

In 1959, John gave a conference on Riemann’s hypothesis at Columbia University, and something failed to arrive in Patcher. The presentation was erratic, becoming the first sign that something was wrong. Jhon loses control and Alicia his wife calls Dr Rosen psychiatrist, hallucinations and his strange behavior, in his wife’s words, were the symptoms that derived in the diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. The doctor in a scene describes Alicia that John has lost his contact with reality and that the only way he can help him is to show him the difference between what is real and what is in his mind and that this would cease to be withAdequate medication.

In paranoid schizophrenia the main characteristic of the paranoid type of schizophrenia consists in the presence of clear delusional ideas and auditory hallucinations without clear alterations in affectivity, in language and without showing an associated catatonic behavior. Fundamentally, delusional ideas are persecution, prejudice or both, but delusional ideas can also occur with another theme, although they are usually organized around a coherent issue. It is also common for hallucinations to be related to the content of the delusional theme. Associated symptoms include anxiety, anger, withdrawal and tendency to discuss. The beginning tends to be later than in other types of schizophrenia and distinctive characteristics can be more stable over time. That said we can infer that today and according to the manual dsm v the diagnosis of Jhon would be the same.

In the film John receives an insulin therapy treatment. This procedure was widely used for more than 30 years in the United States, from 1930 to 1960, and is still used in some countries of the ancient Soviet Union and in China. Sakel insulin therapy or cure. Insulinotherapy presented various complications and among the most common were;cardiovascular, mainly acute heart failure in patients with unknown heart diseases until then, encephalopathies and permanent brain damage.

In the therapy scene it is observed how Jhon begins to develop signs of hypoglycemia, including seizures and coma. After undergoing several of these treatments the symptoms persisted. The following years were similar to those prior to their hospitalization, they could not maintain a normal conversation, and unable to teach classes for their confusing thinking and incoherent language.

The medications he used as part of his treatment, he describes that he relieves his symptoms "turned off his brain" prevent him from performing their daily work. When he decides to stop taking their medications, psychotic symptoms become increasing “hallucinations and delusional ideas intensify.". Today medications are the basis of schizophrenia treatment;Antipsychotics are those that are most frequently prescribed. These medications control symptoms when acting on dopamine, a cerebral neurotransmitter. Pharmacological therapy must be part of a comprehensive care program aimed at the patient’s clinical, emotional and social needs . When choosing an antipsychotic drug, it is necessary to take into account: previous answers, side effects, patient preferences for a medicine, the route of administration, opportunistic diseases and other interactions.

John is helped by his friends and his wife, to reintegrate him to an environment convenient for him, he is taken to the university where his hallucinations continue, all students make fun of him and make jokes about his personal presentation, his walk, his language.

His former partner and rival Hansen becomes the dean of the Faculty and helps him in reincorporation to society.

At the end of the film it is observed as Jhon despite continuing to live psychotic episodes is able to differentiate the reality from hallucinations and begin a constant struggle to try to differentiate the hallucinations of reality, finally in a certain way it accepts its hallucinations and delusions which whichMakes these will stop hindering their lives in other words we can say they learned to live with them, to handle them, in this way I improve their social performance or performance. It is observed by reincorporating again to the social and work role as a teacher with a small group of students in the University Library. In the end, Nash could succeed in his life despite experiencing hallucinations during most of his life. He had a long career as a professor at Princeton, was recognized by his fellow colleagues at the scene of the dining room where everyone delivered their feathers which was a symbol of respect and veneration, and even won a Nobel Mathematics Prize in 1994.

conclusion

Beautiful mind clearly reflects the effects and concepts related to schizophrenia. The film manages to capture and portray the essence and impact of this disease. It can be seen as a great resource to open a discussion about schizophrenia and mental illness in general.

It is emotional to see how the role of family and friends is essential for John’s "recovery".

Alicia, John’s wife, is perhaps the greatest and most safe light that shines in the cloud darkness of Jhon’s life and as mentioned before if it were not for her infinite love for him, I do not believe that he would never have understood his reality.

Personally, however difficult it is to say, I do not think I can live with a person suffering from schizophrenia. Losing complete contact with reality is extremely difficult for the patient, but more difficult for those who have to observe it. Loving someone before developing the disorder and seeing the way it changes dramatically over time can be exhausting and frustrating.

Despite the fact that Jhon Nash’s story and life develops in the 40s, it is worth noting that he has changed a lot since then. Today there are mechanisms, treatments and solutions that would help a patient and their families to work with the reality that surrounds this condition in other ways. The advances in science and findings that allowed treatments such as insulinotherapy no longer practice, create an encouraging panorama for mental disease management.

References

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