Movie: A beautiful mind -Do you think SSD is accuratelyportrayed in this film? Describe the course and progression of JohnNash’s illness as depicted in the film.Does John meet the DSM-5criteria for SSD? Which MSE findings support/dispute this? Areauditory hallucinations more or less common than visualhallucinations in people with SSD? Can mental health professionalsmake accurate predictions about the likelihood of violence inpeople with mental illness?Is there any relationship between John’smathematical genius and the course of his illness? How were John’sdelusions of paranoia affected by the realities of his job? Whatelements of anxiety and depression are present in John, and at whatpoints in the film are they heightened? Can a patient with SSDusually comprehend the fact that he/she is delusional whenconfronted with absolute and contradicting truths? John is depictedas having aged quite a bit in the film when compared to the othercharacters. How does the lifestyle of someone with untreated mentalillness contribute to aging? What clues are there in the first halfof the film to indicate that John is in the early stages of SSD? Doyou think simply ignoring hallucinations is effective for mostpeople with SSD?
