what mental disorders does bob have
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stevenackerman69 — 17 years ago(July 17, 2008 09:42 PM)
He has agoraphobia, which is fear of open spaces. He also has a problem with touching things, so he always uses a Kleenex when he needs to touch things, like the elevator button. He also worries too much about things that have not happened, like the fear of not being able to find a bathroom when he needs it.
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yowigginz — 17 years ago(July 29, 2008 07:51 AM)
He also seems to be Narcissistic because he loves all the attention paid to him and that life revolves around him and his disorders. Note when he was in the mental hospital and loved all the attention from the staff when he was telling the jokes. He could care less about Dr Marvin being on vacation, which brought on the tirade of 'Gimme Gimme Gimmeeeee- I NEED INEED I NEED!
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Ray_BLOODY_Purchase — 11 years ago(October 23, 2014 10:42 PM)
Well, it could depend on how long he's had the other issues. If he had them long enough, THAT would be the reason for his social skill lacks, rather than some specific genetic disorder.
Not that I'm against it. As an Asperger's I normally hate seeing the diagnosis being slapped on every character who doesn't get a certain social cue (and on the other side of the spectrum, people like me who were at least trained to understand them and can function with a few minor quirks being somehow unworthy of the diagnosis), but I'd definitely be okay with being in the company of Bob.
On the other hand, what mental disorders would Leo have?
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Florida2 — 17 years ago(March 02, 2009 09:52 AM)
I'd say just about all of them, but, the last post mentioned neurosis and that seems about right - just an extreme case of it
Of course Dr. Marvin had his own issues - a extreme case of egotism, for one
As the line went in The Odd Couple - Felix told Oscar that his therapist wrote "lunatic" across his chart and threw him out of his office - that sounds like Bob
Well - at least everything seemed to work out at the very end of this movie -
micaofboca-1 — 17 years ago(March 02, 2009 10:38 PM)
Bob's neuroses are all psychosomatic, that is they're brought on by a fertile imagination. They're imaginary in nature and rather than having a genuine foundation in psychology his problems are remedied much easier than non-psychosomatic disorders. Virtually none of his disorders are genuine other than his being a pathetic shmuck. Any diagnosis by Dr. Marvin suggesting a rapid recovery is groundless. He'll continue to be a pathetic shmuck until the positive effects of his marriage to Leo's sister set in and he becomes "normalized" like everybody else.
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VeirsTallis — 16 years ago(May 03, 2009 06:10 PM)
He's a neurotic for sure. I think he has obsessive-compulsive disorder and shifts between different obsessions: cleanliness, agoraphobia, fear of ______ happening so _____ actions are performed (like cursing to fight off developing Tourette's).
His biggest problem, however, is that he's obsessed with treatment. Maybe he came in for one thing and became one of those people who become more troubled with therapy and keep finding more and more things wrong with themselves. He's not a bad person, or even a narcissist like his doctor supposes. Neurotic people tend to become completely self-absorbed with their problems. That's why being with his doctor's family was likely his inadvertent cure: he was able to get out of his own head and remember there were other people in the world. -
Promontorium — 11 years ago(July 08, 2014 01:55 AM)
None. They all magically disappear for the convenience of the plot to make the doctor look like an ass hole and make the family love him and betray their father.
In real life he wouldn't have been able to go 15 minutes with them without one of his characteristics becoming an obvious hindrance to their "fun". He would scream uncontrollably, he would fall down crippled by his fears on occasions, he would not be functional outside, nor would he use or trust anything they owned or handled.
But to make this idiotic film work he is magically 100% OK around them, and a perfect father/son/brother to the family members in exactly the right ways at all times. Because that makes sense. A dozen doctors quit after dealing with Bob, but it was always their fault. Not Bob. Bob is perfect.