Nash's delusions of extraterrestrials came to him the same way mathematical ideas did. As a result, he took them seriously. Which phase of becoming mentally ill does this example represent?

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Nash's delusions of extraterrestrials and his serious consideration of them as he would mathematical ideas illustrate "madness as a method of coping." This phase suggests that the individual is using their delusions or altered state of mind as a way to deal with or make sense of their reality, indicating a coping mechanism rather than a disconnection from reality.

Nash's Delusions of Extraterrestrials Came to Him the Same Way