What About Bob?

In the film, “What about Bob?” the main character Bob seemed to have issues that interfered with his everyday life. It was a conflict in which he depended on Dr. Marvins approval of each action he would take. Such as, Bob calling the Doctor every minute. Through the Humanistic approach, Dr. Marvin viewed Bobs behavior as a whole and it helped him develop a stronger sense of self. Dr. Marvin served as Bob’s humanistic therapist to help him understand the meaning of life and how to move forward. Treating

After watching What About Bob? For the first time I have a lot to say about this movie. First off there is usage of counseling techniques in the beginning of the film, before things get too crazy. Then comes an abundance of disorders, not only from Bob but from Dr. Marvin as well as the plot continues to develop. As well as tons of issues when it comes to boundaries between the Doctor and client. Despite the many issues and rules broken against most professional helpers’ status quo there are a few

Bob, a psychiatric patient, is a neurotic man who often clings to his therapists. Bob is afraid of leaving his apartment and has to talk himself out the door in order to be able to leave. He worries about diseases, so he has trouble touching things. Bob has problems moving, when he wants to go out he gets dizzy, nausea, cold sweats, etc. Bob thinks if he fakes having a disease or disorder then he doesn’t have it. In the movie, “What About Bob”, Bob forces his therapists over the edge of insanity

In the movie “ What about Bob” there’s a huge feud between two main characters. One of them is a man name Bob who is an interesting guy. He suffers from not knowing how to handle himself in the world alone. It’s like he has to have someone by his side twenty four seven to show how and what do all the time. On the other hand, you have a man name Leo who is a totally opposite person. Leo is a successful Psychologists where he helps people like Bob feel more comfortable in the world, and by dealing

Background The movie “What About Bob?” is about a man name Bob Wiley who suffers from multiple phobia personalities. Bob is afraid to go outside and fears for his life. To get over his fears, Bob talks to himself and carries his fish Gail with him. When Bob psychiatrist quits his job and moves out of town, he refers Bob to his colleague Dr. Leo Marvin. Dr. Marvin is a successful psychiatrist who lives in New York City. Dr. Marvin will be promoting his new book “Baby Steps” on the Good Morning America

What About Bob Critical Film Review I selected the movie What About Bob which is a comedic film based on a therapist, his family, and his new patient. The therapists name is Doctor Leo Marvin and he is a highly rated psychotherapist. His book is about to come out with the Title “Baby Steps”. This is the approach he begins to take on his new patient who has been bounced around from psychologist to psychologist. Dr. Leo Marvin soon finds out that his technique of “Baby Steps” is not working the way

What About Bob? is about a man named Bob Wiley who struggles with a disorder called specific phobia. In other words, he fears everything. After driving his last psychiatrist crazy, Bob is referred to Dr. Leo Marvin, a famous psychiatrist known for his new book called Baby Steps. After an interview session with Bob, Leo says he is going on vacation, and wants Bob to work on taking baby steps. Bob cannot take being away from Leo, so he tracks him down and intrudes on Leo’s family vacation. Leo tries

What About Bob is a movie about a man who is diagnosed with numerous mental disorders. Most of his disorders a centered around disorders that are based in anxiety and fear. First disorder noted is Agoraphobia F40.00 as listed in the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders [DSM-5} (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013). He seems to have anxiety surrounding germs and fear of diseases and becoming ill. This disorder may fit the Illness Anxiety Disorder (IAD)

What about Bob? is a movie starring Bill Murray as a patient named Bob Wiley. Bob is “almost paralyzed by multi phobic personality, in a constant state of panic; characterized by acute separation anxiety (Oz, 1991).” The movie provides comic relief to what can be considered life altering diagnoses. Bob has a multitude of phobias that prove to make his life extremely difficult. Referred by his previous psychiatrist, Bob is sent to see Dr. Leo Marvin. Dr. Marvin has just published a book, Baby Steps

The movie, “What About Bob,” (Laura Ziskin, Producer, Frank Oz, Director. (1991.) What About Bob, USA: Walt Disney.) primarily takes place in the serene setting on the beautiful Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire, with an all American family trying to enjoy their vacation. They were soon to be subjected to the father’s work. As a well-known psychologist, Dr. Leo Marvin (Richard Dreyfuss) with his groundbreaking book, “Baby Feet”, was about to experience his fears as one of his clients followed him