Analysis Of Pleasure Unwoven
Prior to watching the film: Pleasure Unwoven, I was of the opinion that addiction was a choice. After watching the film, I understand that addiction is a disease but I feel that choice still has an important role to play, because if one for example the alcoholic did not chose to taste alcohol in the first place he will not become an alcoholic.
I appreciate the disclosure of Kevin McCaulley, the star/actor/narrator of the film; how he also said he thought that addiction was a choice. Alcohol and drugs that people get addicted to all came from plants. People make a choice to take alcohol or drugs like Cocaine, Nicotine, or Marijuana. The best argument Kevin had in the film “pleasure unwoven” about the fact that addiction was a choice is the fact
that addicts could choose to stop their addiction any time. He illustrated this with the case of an alcoholic who was given a drink but was told that if he chose to take the drink, his brain would be blown off. When the alcoholic saw the gun, he refused to take the drink. Drug taking was said to be a behavior and if you threaten the addict he would quit but this argument is wrong because even though the alcoholic did not take the drink, he still had the cravings.
It was educating to watch the film and learn about the disease model. The disease model is about 100years old. It emerged from the work of early micro biology. It is said to be a defect in the organ and it produce a symptom. An example of disease model is if you have a broken femur. The femur is the organ, the fracture is the defect and the pain, deformity or disabilities are the symptoms.
Scientist believed that the Brain is responsible for addiction, the brain is the organ. The frontal cortex and mid brain are responsible for addiction, morality, judgement and all rational thinking takes place in the frontal cortex. It is the part that we make choices. It is the part of the brain that we have choice to love our parent. Addiction does not begin in the frontal cortex. It starts in the mid brain. The mid brain does not think. It tells us to eat or to defend ourselves. The frontal cortex keeps the mid brain in check. In addiction, the mid brain has more power than the frontal cortex.
I appreciate the disclosure of Kevin McCaulley, the star/actor/narrator of the film; how he also said he thought that addiction was a choice. Alcohol and drugs that people get addicted to all came from plants. People make a choice to take alcohol or drugs like Cocaine, Nicotine, or Marijuana. The best argument Kevin had in the film “pleasure unwoven” about the fact that addiction was a choice is the fact
that addicts could choose to stop their addiction any time. He illustrated this with the case of an alcoholic who was given a drink but was told that if he chose to take the drink, his brain would be blown off. When the alcoholic saw the gun, he refused to take the drink. Drug taking was said to be a behavior and if you threaten the addict he would quit but this argument is wrong because even though the alcoholic did not take the drink, he still had the cravings.
It was educating to watch the film and learn about the disease model. The disease model is about 100years old. It emerged from the work of early micro biology. It is said to be a defect in the organ and it produce a symptom. An example of disease model is if you have a broken femur. The femur is the organ, the fracture is the defect and the pain, deformity or disabilities are the symptoms.
Scientist believed that the Brain is responsible for addiction, the brain is the organ. The frontal cortex and mid brain are responsible for addiction, morality, judgement and all rational thinking takes place in the frontal cortex. It is the part that we make choices. It is the part of the brain that we have choice to love our parent. Addiction does not begin in the frontal cortex. It starts in the mid brain. The mid brain does not think. It tells us to eat or to defend ourselves. The frontal cortex keeps the mid brain in check. In addiction, the mid brain has more power than the frontal cortex.