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In the movie, “What About Bob”, the main character Bob Wiley is one of Dr. Leo Marvin’s newest patients. Dr Marvin is an uptight, egotistical psychiatrist who can’t wait to get on Good Morning America to introduce his new book about emotional disorders. When Leo goes to New Hampshire to prepare for his TV appearance and vacation with his family, Bob decides to tag along, tricking the doctor's answering service into revealing his location. Before long, Bob turns Leo's vacation into a nightmare, winning over Leo's wife and kids even as he drives his psychiatrist to the brink of psychosis. Bob Wiley had quite a few disorders which, Dr. Marvin was unable to control. Bob’s phobia’s and disorders are all serious and immediate medical attention is needed.

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Bob took the initial step by making a friend, his fish, and I applaud his attempt to stay away from solitude.

Bob Wiley showed to be a very complex and abnormal being. Bob told of his troubles of being in certain situation, and his symptoms of nausea, illness, pain, etc. His tendencies of making sure to never touch anything that may have germs, or “diseases” on it, tells me that he most likely has a fear of becoming dirty, diseased, or ill. His phobias and disorders are quite serious, and many more may pertain to his condition. ob Wiley’s biggest neurotic disorders was social phobia, or an irrational anxiety elicited by exposure to certain types of social or performance situations, also leading to avoidance behavior.

Among his trouble in social situations, he also has a phobia of being dirty, Automysophobia, and hypochondria, the persistent neurotic conviction that one is or is likely to become ill, often involving experiences of real pain when illness is neither present nor likely.

Bob’s attachment and dependency show me also that he has a fear of being alone or loneliness, which may either be, Isolophobia or Monophobia. Professional help may be Bob’s only hope. His behavioral tendencies lead me to believe that he has quite a few neurotic disorders. Although there are a number of effective psychosocial treatments for social phobia (i. that lead me to believe that he needs treatment of his social phobia, or he may even be agoraphobic, which is the abnormal fear of open or public places.

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