John Nash, born in June 13, 1928, was a mathmatician specializing in game theory and differetial geometry. His father was an electrictrcal engineer and his mother was a school teacher. He earned his doctorate in 1950 and married to Alicia, born in El Slavador, in 1957. However, sign of schizophrenia did not appear until 1958, and Nash resigned his position as faculty member at M.I.T. He spent months in New Jersey Hospitals on an involuntary basis, and He attempted to find a legal arguement for release. Later he was released and he continued on his life in his studies.
The psychologial disorder Nash was foud with was schizophrenia. This disorder never affected him until after he recieved his doctorate. However after his release from the New Jersey hospital, Nash's rational thinking was altered to a delusional state of mind. His the dream-like delusional hypotheses led to Nash avoiding hospitalization and the direct attention of psychiatrists. Soon after, He began to reject some of his delusional thoughts and thus his thought process slowly became more rationalized again. In essence, Nash's psuchological disorder never actually stopped him from acheveing his goals. It only slowed down his objectives.
Schizophrenia causes the lack of perception of reality. In general, this psychological disorder can truly be devastating to its victims as it affects thier cognition, which in turn affect behavior and emotion. This disorder can affect a person's entire life as they lose sense of what reality is. Nash, however, was somehow able to prevent himself from diving further into his schizophrenia with rationalization. This feat of his is not easily accomplished by anyone. The cure to this disorder still remains controvercial and uncertain. People with schizophrenia generally have to deal with this disorder until they die. The majority cannot ever lead a normal life with this disorder.
