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7 pages in length. Afflicted with a malady of phobias, the lead character in Frank Oz's What About Bob? strikes a simultaneous chord of compassion and confusion with audiences. Played by Bill Murray, Bob's mental composition is comprised of such life-altering irrationalities as agoraphobia, claustrophobia, hypochondria and obsessive-compulsive disorder, all of which work synergistically to make him a walking, talking idiosyncrasy. His behavior, while wholly innocent, is over the top for his regular therapist to deal with so he is referred to emotionally absent and narcissistic Dr. Leo Marvin (Richard Dreyfus); after one session, Marvin alerts Bob to the fact that he will be unavailable for the rest of the summer on family vacation. This news sends Bob into a tailspin of – yet another psychological disorder - separation anxiety – until he is able to finally track down Marvin at his lake house. Phobic manifestations notwithstanding, Bob easily worms his way into the hearts of Marvin's family but forever remains an overwhelming irritation where the doctor is concerned, who truly has no idea what it means to be compassionate in a field where such emotional connection is key. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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comprised of such life-altering irrationalities as agoraphobia, claustrophobia, hypochondria and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), all of which work synergistically to make him a walking, talking idiosyncrasy. His behavior, while wholly
innocent, is over the top for his regular therapist to deal with so he is referred to emotionally absent and narcissistic Dr. Leo Marvin (Richard Dreyfus); after one session, Marvin
alerts Bob to the fact that he will be unavailable for the rest of the summer on family vacation. This news sends Bob into a tailspin of - yet
another psychological disorder - acute separation anxiety - until he is able to finally track down Marvin at his lake house. Phobic manifestations notwithstanding, Bob easily worms his way
into the hearts of Marvins family but forever remains an overwhelming irritation where the doctor is concerned, who truly has no idea what it means to be compassionate in a
field where such emotional connection is key. Dr. Leo Marvin: You understand right? Theres no other solution. You wont go away. Bob Wiley: Yes I will.
Dr. Leo Marvin: No you wont. Youre just saying you will, so that when I dont kill you, youll show up again and make everyone else in my
life think you are wonderful and Im a shmuck. But Im not a shmuck Bob, and Im not going to let you breeze into town and steal my family
away just because youre crazy enough to be fun (Oz, 1991.. As an example of the DSM-IV diagnosis for each of these phobias, the five axes for OCD include
exhibiting obsessions or compulsions; eventual recognition that obsessions or compulsions are unreasonable or excessive; the behavior interrupts the individuals normal daily routine and/or relationships, takes up more than an hour
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