The story takes off as John Nash, a Ph.D. Student at Princeton University, arrives as the co-recipient of the Carnegie Scholarship bent on finding a fresh equation that would stupefy the masses and fulfill his purpose of accomplishment. It is on his first arrival when his first Hallucinations begins to make himself apparent. Charles Herman, who in Johns' head is his roommate constantly reminds him of his basic needs for food, beer, society, and fun ultimately giving him companionship when he is lonely or incapable of coping with his body’s needs. The semester moves on, but Nash’s progress does not and after a great deal of time spent observing people, birds, and examining the work of others he found himself continually drowned in his own ideas
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Schizophrenia in Johns cases was a mental disorder caused primarily by stressors. His Hallucinations started at the beginning of graduate school when he was faced with the pressure of school. Later, the stress of asking his wife to marry him brought on the next caricature of his Hallucinations. When the stress of his visits to the Pentagon and what the codes he cracked where he began to have his deepest levels of Hallucinations and Delusions. In the DSM-V, the criteria for Schizophrenia is two or more of the following 1.) Delusions, 2.) Hallucinations, 3.) Disorganized Speech, 4.) Grossly Disorganized Behavior, 5.) Negative Symptoms. It also must have lowered significantly one’s ability to function in work, school, home, etc. since the symptoms began, have lasted more than six months, not been a condition for a substance or medication, and have ruled out Bipolar with Psychotic symptoms, Depression, and Schizoaffective …show more content…
However, it was later discovered that this form of therapy actually killed brain cells thereby calming the patient. This lack of brain cells would make it difficult to return to regular life after the therapy. John was also treated with neuroleptic drugs. Although, these drugs were effective in taking away his Hallucinations they also took away everything else from him as well. Depressant drugs make it where a person remains at a normal base level all of the time. While this does make it where a person does not receive the excitement, stress, or paranoia of symptoms relating to schizophrenia, it also made it where he could not get excited about his work or wife. It also made it where he could not feel the motivation to help around the house or provide for his family. The treatment John received helped him realize that he had a problem even though it did not fix the problem without creating other problems. In the end, John learned to live with the Hallucinations which is what many people with Schizophrenia now learn to do. They come to a place of distinguishing between truth and fiction and then live with the Delusions, Hallucinations,
Schizophrenia in Johns cases was a mental disorder caused primarily by stressors. His Hallucinations started at the beginning of graduate school when he was faced with the pressure of school. Later, the stress of asking his wife to marry him brought on the next caricature of his Hallucinations. When the stress of his visits to the Pentagon and what the codes he cracked where he began to have his deepest levels of Hallucinations and Delusions. In the DSM-V, the criteria for Schizophrenia is two or more of the following 1.) Delusions, 2.) Hallucinations, 3.) Disorganized Speech, 4.) Grossly Disorganized Behavior, 5.) Negative Symptoms. It also must have lowered significantly one’s ability to function in work, school, home, etc. since the symptoms began, have lasted more than six months, not been a condition for a substance or medication, and have ruled out Bipolar with Psychotic symptoms, Depression, and Schizoaffective …show more content…
However, it was later discovered that this form of therapy actually killed brain cells thereby calming the patient. This lack of brain cells would make it difficult to return to regular life after the therapy. John was also treated with neuroleptic drugs. Although, these drugs were effective in taking away his Hallucinations they also took away everything else from him as well. Depressant drugs make it where a person remains at a normal base level all of the time. While this does make it where a person does not receive the excitement, stress, or paranoia of symptoms relating to schizophrenia, it also made it where he could not get excited about his work or wife. It also made it where he could not feel the motivation to help around the house or provide for his family. The treatment John received helped him realize that he had a problem even though it did not fix the problem without creating other problems. In the end, John learned to live with the Hallucinations which is what many people with Schizophrenia now learn to do. They come to a place of distinguishing between truth and fiction and then live with the Delusions, Hallucinations,