{"id":10863,"date":"2019-09-27T19:04:08","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T17:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=10863"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:24:53","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:24:53","slug":"van-goghs-real-mental-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2019\/09\/van-goghs-real-mental-illness\/","title":{"rendered":"Van Gogh&#8217;s Real Mental Illness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Van Gogh is no doubt a legendary man and one of the most influential, if not the most influential artists of all time. He is perceived though by many as the &#8216;mad&#8217; artist as accounts told of him showing an unusual personality and losing his sanity. But, what mental disorder did Van Gogh really go through? Schizophrenia, bipolarism, or even depression?<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s think big and discover in the video below for it may change our perspectives about the poor man.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Van Gogh\u2019s Mental Illness:  Was Epilepsy Responsible for His Madness &amp; Genius? | Big Think\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4fwDVlnoC98?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>What is temporal lobe epilepsy? Do you know anyone who has or might have this condition?<\/li>\n<li>How are mental illnesses viewed in Spain?<\/li>\n<li>Which one artist do you admire the most?<\/li>\n<li>If Vincent Van Gogh were alive, how do you think his life would be different at the present time?<\/li>\n<li>What one question would you ask Van Gogh?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Van Gogh is no doubt a legendary man and one of the most influential, if not the most influential artists of all time. He is perceived though by many as the &#8216;mad&#8217; artist as accounts told of him showing an unusual personality and losing his sanity. 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