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John Nash's Presentation Of Schizophrenia In A Beautiful Mind

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The psychological disorder that is portrayed in “A Beautiful Mind” is schizophrenia. During the film, John Nash develops schizophrenic symptoms such as; hallucinations, and paranoia. Due to the research conducted, it was recognizable that he had this psychological disorder. However, if one was not aware of this psychological disorder, they might not realize that John was not in fact experiencing this, but rather was experiencing a symptom of schizophrenia. When he met Parcher and was pressuring him to continue helping the government, John was experiencing hallucinations. Not only did he experience hallucinations, but grandiosity as well. John believed that he was special, extremely intelligent, and the only one that could save America. As his
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