It seems like certain people like mathematicians, physicists and people of these fields get serious mental conditions like schizophrenia, and multiple identities. Is this just a movie thing or is there a real truth to this?
2006-11-25 18:28:29 · 3 answers · asked by mwt006 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Brilliant people usually have irregular brains. This increases the likelihood of organic brain dysfunction.
2006-11-25 18:30:19 · answer #1 · answered by brooklyn 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Schizophrenia is a serious psychiatric disorder. It is most often diagnosed in the late teens and twenties. It is thought to be largely biological and there is a genetic component. Environmental influences also play a role. For most people it is a very debilitating condition. While there are famous examples (John Nash - from the movie A Beautiful Mind), of people who have achieved some greatness despite their condition, this is probably the exception, rather than the rule (but it makes a better movie). It is also true that very high intelligence is out of the range of "normal" so very smart people can also be quirky or eccentric. That's quite a bit different from having a serious mental conditition.
2006-11-25 22:54:15 · answer #2 · answered by senlin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
huh??wats schuzophrenia??never heard bout it and i prob cant even repeat tht word.lol
2006-11-25 18:31:13 · answer #3 · answered by *~Love?~* 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋