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The document provides a summary of the 2001 film A Beautiful Mind, directed by Ron Howard. It describes how the film is based on the life of John Forbes Nash Jr., a mathematical genius who won the Nobel Prize in Economics. However, Nash also experienced schizophrenia. The film depicts his descent into severe mental illness and hallucinations, as well as his long struggle with the disorder and treatment.

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Asynchronous Activity A Beautiful Mind (2001)

The document provides a summary of the 2001 film A Beautiful Mind, directed by Ron Howard. It describes how the film is based on the life of John Forbes Nash Jr., a mathematical genius who won the Nobel Prize in Economics. However, Nash also experienced schizophrenia. The film depicts his descent into severe mental illness and hallucinations, as well as his long struggle with the disorder and treatment.

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A BEAUTIFUL MIND (2001)

A human drama inspired by events in the life of John
Forbes Nash Jr., and in part based on the biography "A
Beautiful Mind" by Sylvia Nasar. From the heights of
notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash
Jr. experienced it all. A mathematical genius, he made
an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood
on the brink of international acclaim. But the
handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a
painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery.

In the movie, the main character presents symptoms
of a mental disorder called schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental disorder
that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves.
People with schizophrenia may seem like they have
lost touch with reality. Although schizophrenia is not
as common as other mental disorders, the symptoms
can be very disabling.


INSTRUCTIONS/QUESTIONS:

1. Watch the movie A Beautiful Mind by Ron Howard (movie) and Sylvia Nasar (book). Type
your answers in a Word document saved as .pdf. font size 12, font Style Segoe UI or Arial.

2. What is the DSM-V diagnosis of the main character? (1)

3. How does the character meet these criteria? (1)

4. What positive and negative symptoms of Schizophrenia did the main character exhibit?
(1)

5. There are different ways that the movie veers from reality: John Nash continued to get
insulin shock treatment; was not invited to give a speech when he received the Nobel
Prize; he had an illegitimate child with a Boston nurse before he met Alicia; Alicia and he
divorced for many years and only remarried in 2001. What do these departures from the
facts of Nash’s life tell us about how the movie wants to depict John Nash and his
disability? (3)

6. According to the movie, he overcame his mental illness through power of will and his
superior intellect. What ramifications does that have for other people with
schizophrenia? (1)

7. Does the movie see his disability as simply biological? Does it depict his culture as having
a role in making him disabled? (1)

8. Knowing the signs and symptoms of Schizophrenia, describe events in the film that
reflect these signs and symptom. “Example: Hallucinations- When John speaks to his
roommate Charles at the bar.” (DO NOT use this example anymore) (3)
a. Hallucinations (visual and auditory)
b. Paranoia
c. Irrational behaviour

9. Is there a “cure” for schizophrenia? What life-changing behaviours has John continued to
do to make sure his life is what it was at the conclusion of the film? (1)

10. Why did John stop taking his meds? (1)

11. Which strategies and techniques did John use to gain control over his schizophrenic
symptoms? Were they chemical, behavioural, cognitive, or some mixture of the three?
Also, what did he sacrifice to gain control over these symptoms? (2)

12. What would be the priority nursing assessment and diagnosis for Mr. Nash? (2)

13. What interventions (both medical and nursing) were helpful or would be helpful for this
character? (3)

14. What medications would you anticipate the patient to be on? What side effect you have
observed? (2)

15. List and describe therapeutic communications and non- therapeutic communications
techniques that you observed in the movie? (3)

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