Addictions in A Star is Born. Social Sciences. Term Paper

Addictions in A Star Is Born
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Over the years, there has been a need to frame medical conditions in terms of their social or psychological impacts. It is through such research that the model of the bio-psycho-social model was developed. The three dimensions of the model are interconnected with one another, hence making it easy for physicians to understand an individuals' illness. As a result, physicians are able to determine the cause and recovery of the patients. The model has been advanced into the BPS plus +, which highlights culture and spirituality as factors in understanding addiction. Therefore, this paper will focus on the analysis of the issue of addiction in A Star Is Born's film based on the Skinner bio-psycho-social plus model.
The plot of the film, A Star Is Born, is on the issue of substance abuse and addiction. It features the relationship between an aspiring singer known as Ally and a famous musician known as Jackson Maine. Jackson has an addiction to alcohol, as well as the medication that was administered in the treatment of tinnitus. His addiction ends up disrupting his career, as evidenced by the scenes where he blacks out in hotels, gets into arguments with his manager, and derails Ally's' acceptance speech at the Grammys. Ally tries her level best to be a supporting partner to the extent where she visits him in rehab.
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The biological dimension of the BPS Plus + model indicates that addiction is a brain disease. According to the dimension, certain drugs cause neurobiological effects as a result of the chemicals combining with the brain's blood barrier (Gavrila-Ardelean, 2017). It is through such reactions that the individual ends up being addicted to the drug, causing the reaction. In the case of Maine, he has been undergoing treatment for tinnitus. He has turned out to be addicted to the drugs used in treating the condition. Such is an indication that the chemicals of the drugs have caused a reaction in his neurological system, which makes him crave them. Therefore, in an attempt to cure the addiction, physicians have to understand the biological functioning of his body. As a result, they will be able to cure the chemical reactions causing the addiction. Besides, this is the same case for his alcohol addiction. The chemical in alcohol causes similar neurological reactions responsible for addiction. The biological dimension explains the extreme situations that an addict faces throughout his addiction journey. Among such situations are embarrassing situations that a person would not have expressed in their sober mind. An example is a case where a famous musician, Maine, wets himself onstage during the Grammy's awards. Given his reputation, such is an act that he would not wish for it to happen. However, given that the chemicals in alcohol alter his neurological functioning, then a situation like wetting himself seems unavoidable. Besides, the biological dimension explains the extent of the damage that addiction had caused in Jacks' life. At the end of the film, Jack cannot take the pain that addiction has caused him and his friends. Hence, he ends up committing suicide. Such is an indication that addiction is a brain disease, which can cause devastati...