...A Beautiful Mind 1 Running head: A LOOK INTO THE MOVIE A BEAUTIFUL MIND, DISCOVERING THE MOVIES ACCURACT PORTRAL OF SCHIZOPHRENIA. A Beautiful Mind 2 Abstract For years researchers have done their best to determine what causes Schizophrenia and what they do to help physicians treat this disease. In the movie A Beautiful Mind John Nash shows many similarities to someone who has Schizophrenia. In A Beautiful Mind, it gives you a sense of knowing a little more of how sad and debilitating Schizophrenia can be. Although it is just a movie this disease is very real. A Beautiful Mind 3 A Look into A Beautiful Mind The movie A Beautiful Mind exhibits many characteristics of someone who is Schizophrenic and in my opinion doesn’t contradict itself by showing a lot of non “typical” schizophrenic traits. In the beginning of the movie John Nash seems to be an average yet out of sorts man who is trying to find his place in this world. He is anti- Social, but makes several attempts at normal human interaction. Schizophrenia is divided into positive and negative symptoms. Positive Symptoms are those that distort normal everyday functions (Oct 25, 2008 https://www.Schizophrenia.com). For example someone with schizophrenia having positive symptoms would experience hallucinations, racing thoughts and delusions. In the beginning of the movie this is similar to John Nash’s symptoms. John saw rays of light and colors brighter than others, and certain letters and numbers...
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...Psychological Disorders Writing Assignment The purpose of this project is to give you experience in making clinical diagnoses and to attempt to make sense of the many psychological disorders that are out there. You have been assigned to watch a popular movie. I decided to give this to you before Christmas Break because you will have at least 2 weeks to think of the movies form the list and watch one or two or whatever number you want. Pretend that you are a clinical psychologist, and the character in the movie has come in to your office. There is one central character in the movie that has symptoms of a psychological disorder (sometimes there may be more than one character; I have given you the character with the most obvious symptoms). In your paper, you should give a brief description of the character. Then, you should answer the following: o Identify the diagnosis that you would make of the character. • You should back up your diagnosis with the relevant symptoms displayed by the character (in other words, explain why did you make the diagnosis that you did). Refer to the movie to illustrate the symptoms that the character demonstrates. • Discuss all the possible symptoms of the disorder; does the client show all the possible symptoms, or only some of the possible symptoms of the disorder? • In some cases, the character may be lying, and does not really have a disorder. For example, the person may be faking the disorder to avoid prosecution...
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...the media, news and movies about the mental health illness. But I can say after being in the mental health facility for a second time that the reality is different and these people at some points try to be normal. They try to act like normal people. My observation is that mental illness patient needs their medications, treatment and society support. I think from what I saw during these days that mental illness patients will not make it without...
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...People that suffer from schizophrenia have a stigma associated with them immediately after their diagnosis. Various misconceptions influence how people view others with schizophrenia and can alter their relationships. First, some background information is necessary to fully understand the relationship between society and schizophrenia. Symptoms can include paranoia, voices “in the head”, hallucinations, delusional perceptions of reality, confused speech, trouble concentrating, and more. The disease is prevalent in both men and women, while men tend to show symptoms earlier, and symptoms usually begin to appear between the ages of 16 and 30. Researchers believe that genes, environment, differing brain chemistry and structure, and drug use all can cause and increase the...
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...Every film has a point or an overall message that the producer would like the audience to walk away with. How that point or message is brought together and conveyed to the audience is what sets films apart from one another. Infamous movie producer Alfred Hitchcock had a way of putting together ideas that allowed his movies to offer entertainment, suspense, and relate ability all at the same time. Specifically, in the movie Psycho, Hitchcock uses certain emotional instabilities and mental dysfunctions within his characters to build his story line and add the entertainment and suspense resulting in a very successful film. Thesis: describe some of the disorders and relate to characters, is this effective in film, how they add to the plot….??? Need some suggestions on best way to put this Alfred Hitchcock details each of his characters with a specific identifying trait whether it is a legitimate mental disorder or just an internal psychological battle. The issues in Psycho range from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder to more simple matters of struggling with self-acceptance. The variations in the instabilities provide the depth and relate ability to the film from the audience perspective. In the case of Norman Bates we first see what appears to be a kind, gentle spirit, who desperately wants to have someone to call a friend. As the film progresses Norman becomes this confusing character that the audience starts to feel bad for. We can’t decide whether he is doing the right thing...
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...PSYC 100 “I’m not a Schizophrenic, I have Schizophrenia!” December 7, 2011 The movie that I have chosen to write about is called “Identity” with John Cusack, Ray Liotta, and Amanda Peete as the big names. Its focus is on an inmate who is 24 hours from being executed. His defense team is giving it one last attempt to prove he has schizophrenia and was not aware of the murders he committed. The movie does not give much backdrop into the causes or symptoms, but shows one method of treatment. I will explain the symptoms, causes, treatments, and some other useful information on this disease. The best place to start is symptoms of Schizophrenia. They are broken down into 3 main categories. Positive symptoms are psychotic behaviors not seen in people without the disease. These people often “lose touch” with reality and these symptoms can come and go. Hallucinations are things that the person can see, smell, or hear but nobody else can. Hearing “voices” is one of the most common of these. The voices supposedly talk to the person suffering from schizophrenia by ordering them to do things, warn them of danger, or discuss their behavior. In the movie, the character had created several different types of people who all talked to him differently and pushed the character in different directions whether to act in a positive or negative way. Delusions are things the person may believe but are not true. Such as everyone talking on a cell phone must be listening to my...
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...telephone polls. Two more clusters of people come to the hotel. One is a cop named Rhodes who is bringing a murderer to someplace, and a newlywed couple. All of these people rent rooms in the hotel from Larry, and everything is all right. They agreed to wait until the storm lets up to get help. Everything is going fine until one of the guests die in a brutal way. Everyone is shocked and one by one the guests begin to die, as the remaining people try to figure out who is doing the killing, and who is going to be killed next, while also trying not to be killed, all leading up to a surprising and shocking conclusion. I was really impressed by the ending, and it's one of those movies where you can't have anybody tell you what happens. It would only ruin the experience for you. This is one of those movies where the twist affects the entire movie. The entire movie of "Identity" is based...
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...November 15 Schizophrenia and its Causes “When I began hearing voices, I told myself that this was just some weird coping mechanism for my stress. I began sleeping to hide from the voices, which were getting worse and handicapping my ability to listen to my own stream of consciousness.” Imagine having to hear voices or screams coming from invisible bodies. This is what individuals who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia have to deal with every day. Schizophrenia is a severe mental disease characterized by unpredictable disturbances in thinking. The word “schizophrenia” comes from the Greek words meaning “split” and “mind.” It refers to the characteristic schizophrenic behavior of withdrawing from reality and thinking in illogical and confused patterns. The thought problems associated with schizophrenia are described as psychosis. Many people with schizophrenia develop delusions and behave as though they live in a fantasy world. They may hear “voices” that others cannot hear and they believe that these “voices” carry messages from important people, such as God. Schizophrenics often suffer from disturbances in mood and behavior. Some patients may be unresponsive or withdrawn and may have difficulty expressing normal emotions in social situations. Over the last few decades, schizophrenia has become embedded in mainstream vernacular as any behavior or emotional response that is out of touch with reality. However, even with its attention heightened through movies and headline...
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...sense of belongingness and esteem which sisa all lacks because she is experiencing starvingdue to lavishly spending their money on gambling, lack of safety due to her husband’s beatings, the lack of social needs for she is always seen alone and lastly confidence that was stripped down from herwhen she was forced to walk on shame because of false accusation. Filipino has the mentality which they always overlooked the importance of history on what it can teach us, We always think we cannot benefit from these, we can only gain knowledge but never apply it however I think that during rizal’s time, what they are experiencing is no different from ours, even with a long transition of time, Like rape, murder, stealing. I believed that these kind of movies/novels are intended for the viewers/readers to improved their awareness and especially their coping...
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...Often confused with schizophrenia, delusion disorders is a condition that involves a person having delusions for at least a month or more. There are two different types of delusions a person can have; Bizarre and non-bizarre. Non-bizarre delusions are delusions of things that are possible to happen. For example, their husband/wife cheating on them. Non-bizarre delusions are most common with delusional disorders. Bizarre delusions are delusions of things that are not possible or that are very unlikely to happen (Delusional Disorder Symptoms, 2013).For example, the person would think they were abducted by aliens. Bizarre delusions are more often associated with schizophrenia than delusional disorders. Usually you cannot identify people with delusional disorders on the street or in social situations because they give no outward signals. There are seven different subtypes of delusion disorders which are given based in delusion theme. The seven types are Erotomanic, Persecutory, Jealous, grandiose, Somatic, mixed, and unspecified (Delusional Disorder Symptoms, 2013). The First type of Delusional Disorder is Erotomania which is also known as De Clerambault syndrome. It is named De Clerambault syndrome after Gaetan Gatian de Clérambault, the doctor who studied and described the symptoms...
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...those with eating disorders or self-harm. As someone who wants to protect and help those with mental illnesses, I can make it known to those around me that language like that is offensive. I can do my best to educate friends and people who talk to me about how people with a mental illness are not the stereotype. I have friends who struggle with depression, eating disorders, and bipolar disorder. To hear someone make light or make fun of them hurts them dearly. Also, the webpage mentions writing letters to television shows and movies that portray people with mental illnesses in an unflattering or false way. This is another way to help fight the stigma of mental disorders. Television shows have such a large part in our society, that the message they send about people with mental illnesses shapes societies views significantly. Also, I realize that I myself might be perpetuating the stigma that mentally ill patients live with. By making light of schizophrenia or “hearing voices” I belittle those that actually deal with those issues. I will start to be more aware of the phrases I use and the people it effects. Throwing words like “anorexic” out in a conversation to describe a skinny girl casually is belittling those that are diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. My language could make someone embarrassed to come forward with their mental illness and get help. By making it clear that mental illness is not something to be ashamed of, but rather something that is not their fault it could make...
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...Demons are living with us day in and day out. Most people do not see them or even realize demons are with them. No one though has the same demon. Some people have smaller demons and others have bigger demons that can a lot of problems in a person’s life. Demons are spirits that are to be messed around with. Demons are evil spirits that want to hurt, torture, and control you as much as they can until there is nothing anyone can do. Good thing for believers in Christ as long as we got Him on are side anything is possible no matter what. It is funny how the one thing we are scared of (demons) is scared of the God Christians worship (Jesus Christ). Even with numerous accounts of demon possession in the world and movie producers constantly making movies about demonic possession many people still do not believe demons exist. In today’s society demonic possession is looked at in two ways. In the religious side they look for demonic possession and usually treat it with an exorcism using a variety of tools, but the scientific side looks at demons as non-existent and tell the patient the certain disease they are plagued with and prescribe them with medication. Nobody knows one- hundred percent if demons do or do not exist, but today might help you decide whether or not they are real. What are demons you say? Demons are evil spirits that want to hurt God and his people as much as possible; throughout the biblical text demons are referred to as fallen angels (Slick). Demons do not have a physical...
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...something as simple as hearing a certain word, sound, or person can trigger something bad. All people deal with things in a different way. In this particular case Charlie deals with the loss of his family by making him not remember (Bender, Mike). He doesn’t even acknowledge his mother and father in law when they try to spend time with him. He would avoid talking about the day that his wife and kids were in the horrific accident. He wouldn’t even look at pictures of them or go to the places they used to go. Charlie Finman was what some people would call a recluse. He would spend almost every day the same he would play the same game day after day and he was constantly remodeling the kitchen. He would stay up all night and go to concerts and movies. When Alan...
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...There are many movies that depict psychological disorders such as multiple personality disorders, schizophrenia and paranoia. Choosing to include real psychological conditions in films gives people a chance to gain insight on these conditions from an entertaining view point. One important film that depicts the common obsessive compulsive disorder is As Good As It Gets. It has many components of this psychological disorder that can be studied and evaluated on a deeper level. As” Good As It Gets” stars Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt. This movie is about a writer who has obsessive compulsive disorder and is rather rude to his neighbors and the people around him. His next door neighbor, who is an artist, gets robbed in his home and beaten. So because of this, Jack is asked against his will to watch the neighbor's dog while he recovers. So while watching the dog, Jack discovers that he can ease up and relax a little bit. He enjoys life a little more. Jack ends up helping a waitress that usually takes care of him by paying for the medical expenses of her sick child. Throughout the movie, Jack learns how to communicate with people better. He learns lessons about having relationships with people. This movie relates to concept of social development in developmental psychology. This is shown mostly with the main character that Jack Nicholson plays. He has displayed a lack of social development throughout the movie by being anti-social, racist, and very pessimistic. He did not know...
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...Marijuana, which had once been considered as a lethal drug, is now seen as a mild drug and the number of people demanding it to be legalized has skyrocketed over the last couple of decades. And all this thanks to the media, which have played a pivotal role in bringing about a shift in people’s perception of marijuana. Long back, marijuana was considered as a typically lethal drug. Many movies, novels and celebrities were largely responsible for instilling in people such made up facts about marijuana. “Reefer Madness”, the 1936 cult hit, depicted marijuana as the primary cause for turning two teenagers into sex-crazed murderers. Novels such as “Badge of Evil”, “Casino Royale”, etc were used as strong propaganda against marijuana causing it to be considered as a violence inducing drug. Currently, marijuana does not have the lethal drug status anymore. If we happen to see someone smoking marijuana in a television program, we will definitely not get embarrassed. Although marijuana is illegal in many states of America, it is so popular and a recent study reveals that one in fifteen high school students smoke marijuana almost every day. The 21st Century considers marijuana as a medicine for many debilitating diseases and relief for chronic aches. No doubt, marijuana is a best remedy to increase appetite and thus resolve the weight loss problem in HIV patients. Similarly, marijuana is best to alleviate the intensity of pain in cancer patients who undergo chemotherapy. Marijuana...
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