The hardships of being a Sith Lord: implications of the biopsychosocial model in a space opera

Berg, Ronan M. G.; Plovsing, Ronni R.

doi:10.1152/advan.00026.2016

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“…Others have used James Bond to explore chronic alcoholism ( Johnson et al, 2013 ) and Star Wars (in the form of Sith Lord Darth Vader) to explore respiratory disease ( Plovsing and Berg, 2014 ; Berg and Plovsing, 2016 ). Popular culture for science communication can be found in the excellent “Physics of Superheros” and “The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics” by James Kakalios ( Kakalios, 2006, 2010 ), and “The Science of Superheros” by Lois Gresh and Robert Weinberg ( Gresh and Weinberg, 2003 ).…”

Section: Some Examples Of Using Popular Culture As the Middle Groundmentioning

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With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility—A Personal Philosophy for Communicating Science in Society

Zehr

2016

eNeuro

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Many think that communicating science is a necessary and rewarding activity. Yet finding compelling, relevant, and timely points of linkage between challenging scientific concepts and the experiences and interests of the general public can be difficult. Since science continues to influence more and more aspects of daily life and knowledge, there is a parallel need for communication about science in our society. Here I discuss the “middle-ground hypothesis” using popular culture for science communication and applying the “FUNnel model,” where popular culture is used as a lead-in and wrap-up when discussing science. The scientific knowledge we find in our hands does not belong to us—we just had it first. We can honor that knowledge best by sharing it as widely as possible using the most creative means at our disposal.

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Section: Some Examples Of Using Popular Culture As the Middle Groundmentioning

confidence: 99%

With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility—A Personal Philosophy for Communicating Science in Society

Zehr

2016

eNeuro

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Using Case Studies from Popular Culture to Teach Medical Physiology

Berg

2018

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The Biopsychosocial Model: The End of a Reign of Error

McLaren¹

2020

Ethical Hum Psychol Psychiatry

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Four decades after the publication of the concept of Engel’s “biopsychosocial model” for medicine, and its subsequent enthusiastic embrace by psychiatry, it is widely accepted as a valid alternative to the reductionism of biological psychiatry. However, unlike models in mainstream science, the original model has not been developed or expanded. Despite widespread efforts to “talk it up,” Engel’s “biopsychosocial model” has failed to have any lasting impact on psychiatry. The reason is simply that it doesn’t exist. The logical flaws in Engel’s original concept are explored, and some consequences noted.

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The hardships of being a Sith Lord: implications of the biopsychosocial model in a space opera

Cited by 3 publications

References 14 publications

With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility—A Personal Philosophy for Communicating Science in Society

With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility—A Personal Philosophy for Communicating Science in Society

Using Case Studies from Popular Culture to Teach Medical Physiology

The Biopsychosocial Model: The End of a Reign of Error

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