A Beautiful Mind: An Analysis

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A Beautiful Mind: An Analysis by LMH A Universal release by Universal, DreamWorks and Imagine Entertainment studios. Produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard. Executive producers, Karen Kehela, Todd Hallowell. Co-producer, Maureen Peyrot. Directed by Ron Howard. Screenplay, Akiva Goldsman, based on the book by Sylvia Nasar. Cast: John Nash - Russell Crowe William Parcher - Ed Harris Alicia Larde Nash - Jennifer Connelly Charles Herman - Paul Bettany Richard Sol - Adam Goldberg Professor Helinger - Judd Hirsch Martin Hansen - Josh Lucas Bender - Anthony Rapp Dr. Rosen - Christopher Plummer Thomas King - Austin Pendleton Ainsley - Jason Gray-Stanford Marcee - Vivien Cardone Historically, people who behave differently than the general population or established “usual” have been deemed “abnormal” and therefore pathological (diseased, disordered, or even demonic, especially in earlier times and in primitive or remote social cultures), by their patterns of emotion (a subjective feeling that includes arousal [cerebral, autonomic, and limbic], cognitions [thoughts, values, and expectations], and expressions [ frowns, smiles, and running]), , and actions, requiring alteration or change to meld with the norm. Currently, behavioral health professionals agree that the criteria for abnormal behavior include statistical infrequency, disability or dysfunction, personal distress, and violation of norms. The psychological disorder, schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, according to the Diagnostic and Statstical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR), 2000, a classification system developed by the American Psychiatric Association to describe abnormal behaviors, are characterized by major disturbances in perception (the higher level process of the brain involving selecting, organizing, and interpreting sensory data into useful mental representations

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