PSYCHOLOGY
TRENTACOST 1
NAME _____________________________ DATE __________________ SECTION ______
- A BEAUTIFUL MIND VIDEO ASSESSMENT QUIZ
PART 1: ESSENTIAL VIDEO QUESTIONS
1. Who was John Nash? Where was he from? What university
did he attend? What was his major, or field of study?
2. What type of mental illness did Nash suffer from? What were
the symptoms of his illness? Why is the disorder so hard to
diagnose?
3. Explain Nash as a person. What personality traits does he
possess? How does he interact with people and his surrounding environment?
4. After Nash graduates, explain his occupation. Where does he think he works?
Where does he actually work? What does he do for a living? How does his
disorder impact the way Nash works and thinks?
5. Who does Nash fall in love with? How is their relationship? How does it develop?
What role does Nash’s illness play in their relationship?
6. What new idea is Nash credited for creating? Why was his idea important?
Briefly explain his theory.
7. How did doctors attempt to treat Nash’s condition? What kind of doctors treated
Nash? Were the doctors effective? How did Nash handle the medications and
treatments the doctors prescribed?
8. In detail discuss the elements of Nash’s life that were created by his disorder.
Name at least three characters that existed exclusively in Nash’s head. Though
they were not real, what role did these characters have in Nash’s life? How does
he finally realize that the characters are not real?
9. Later in Nash’s life, his disorder transitions, and he becomes more paranoid.
Explain this paranoia. What new symptoms does he suffer from? Who does Nash
think is trying to get him? Who is actually trying to get him? Are his paranoid
feelings true or false?
10. When does John Nash receive the Nobel Prize? How old is he when he receives
the Award? Who attends the ceremony (real and fake)?
DEPAUL CATHOLIC HS
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020