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- 3. Anxiety Disorders • Constant anxious feelings without reason • Generalized Anxiety Disorder • Feels tense and uneasy • Worry about many issues • Phobia • Persistent, irrational fear of an object, activity or situation
- 4. MEDIA
- 5. What About Bob? is a comedy film starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss. Murray plays Bob Wiley, an irritating patient who follows his egotistical psychiatrist Dr. Leo Marvin (Dreyfuss) on vacation. When the unstable Bob befriends the other members of Marvin's family, it pushes the doctor over the edge.
- 6. Bob Wiley is a good natured man with great work ethic, but he suffers from multiple phobias and is divorced because his ex-wife likes Neil Diamond. Despite regular therapy, he makes little progress and is compelled to seek constant reassurance from his therapists.
- 7. Due to Bob’s multiple phobias and his need to seek constant reassurance from his therapists, he tracks down his doctor who is vacationing with his family, driving his doctor absolutely crazy. A must see - What About Bob is a hilarious comedy with many psychology implications and references. Check it out..
- 8. CONNECTION
- 9. Anxiety Disorders Bob Wiley has constant anxious feelings without reason throughout the movie and he is nearly paralyzed in his ability to live a normal life • Generalized Anxiety Disorder • Feels tense and uneasy • Bob talks about and exhibits dry mouth, cold sweats, and nausea, and even panic attacks • Worries about many issues without reason • Bob acts out different conditions he is fearful of having (heart attack, tourette’s - syndrome, and more), and says if he’s faking it he must not have it • He even has a fear of going out in public because if he can’t find a restroom his bladder will explode • Phobia • Persistent, irrational fear of an object, activity or situation • Bob fears almost everything, but appears to face a few and overcomes them, such as sailing.
- 10. References: • Movie: What About Bob • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_About_Bob%3F