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¶ … Beautiful Mind
This is a beautiful and gripping biographical work on John Nash, the mathematical genius, by Sylvia Nasar. Nasar's work is an engaging depiction of the meteoric rise of the prodigious Nash into the mathematical fraternity and the ironical affliction that he had to face, battling against the degenerative schizophrenia. Nasar discusses all the trouble that Nash had to undergo being inflicted by schizophrenia, which totally ruined his personality and paralyzed the blossoming of his innate precocity. The biography of Nash, which culminates in his being awarded the Nobel Prize in economics (1994) for his work on game theory, which incidentally was done some 40 years ago, suggests the inevitability of recognition, a triumph of the genius. The splendor of Genius can never fade though it is submerged under the cloud of circumstances.
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His recovery from the dreaded disease not only marked the rebirth of his scientific acumen but also the lost touch of humanness, which is really a blessing in disguise. (A renaissance!)
The one important theme that is ingrained in the real story is the power of love, sacrifice and the support which Nash's wife Alicia Larde gave to her husband in times of distress. Though they were divorced in 1963 Alicia came back to him at the critical phase of his life when he was having a catastrophically elaborate mental breakdown. It requires enormous amount of patience, perseverance and above all real understanding to continue the relationship under such circumstances. One can be sure that without…
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Interview with Sylvia Nasar: Maximum Russell Crowe www.maximumcrowe.com/beautifulmind/sylvianasar.html
Beautiful Mind by Silvia Nasar: The Real Story Of Schizophrenia For anyone who has seen the film A Beautiful Mind John Nash comes across as a man troubled by schizophrenia, yet able to achieve success in his life. While his illness does cause him significant problems, he is still able to achieve greatness via his game theory, to manage a long-lasting relationship where his wife loves him unconditionally, to achieve social
The absence of a dominant strategy allows for the existence of a point where each player takes up a strategy that maximizes his or her outcome given the other player's options. This is what is known as the Nash equilibrium. At this point, the players take up their own individual choices and cannot improve their outcome given that the prevailing circumstances. Satisfaction of the Nash equilibrium follows from rational
Much of advice to parents of schizophrenics tended to be judgmental, before the environmental and genetic factors of the illness were known: Theories blaming schizophrenogenic or emotionally withdrawn mothers are now almost totally discredited. What current research attempts to suggest is that "family and environmental stressors -- encompassing very subtle interactions common to many families -- work only in tandem with biological determinants to produce psychosis [and schizophrenia]" (McFarlane 2007).
Mental Illness Interview SWK 354 Midterm Interview Assignment FACE SHEET Name Age DOB SS# Religion Sex Race George Tirebiter 35 Oct 17, 1975 - Roman Catholic M. White Current Address Phone Permanent Address 1445 Fleming Walloon Blvd. - West Roxbury, Mass. Education Level Employment None currently Current Important Activities (school, community, etc.) Wife and family; writing poetry Financial Sources: Spousal support Important Medical Information In Case of Emergency Notify: Relationship: Worker: Wife: Ki-Sook Tirebiter Diagnosed schizophrenic, April 2001 Treatment Plans (Do Not Complete) Client Identification. 35-year-old adult white male George