Bob Wiley is diagnosed with multiple phobias causing a hindrance in his life to function in the real world. Bob’s agoraphobia (STELTER, R. 2009), a fear of public places, causes him to be confined and work from his home. For that reason, his only friend is a pet fish named Gill that he carries around with him in the movie. When Bob does decide to leave his house, he has difficulty touching anything in public.
This phobia is known as {text: bookmark-start} Aphephobia {text: bookmark-end}. To make sure that he doesn’t touch germs or get any diseases, he always has a tissue with him for protection. When Bob goes to see Dr. Marvin, he realizes that he must take an elevator to rea
...ch his office. Bob tries to make his way to elevator but can’t because of his fear of not being able to escape, or claustrophobia. So he takes the stairs to the forty-fourth floor.
In the movie it is uncovered that desensitization and exposure therapy appear to be the methods used in Bob’s recovery from his problems. He was able to untie his internal knots and make a mental breach and surmount his phobias. Dr. Marvin regressed into an immature state of mind. He starts to lose the attention of his family causing him to harm and drive Bob away from his family. After his psychotic breakdown of attacking Bob he has a catatonic state. Catatonic is characterized by a lack of movement, activity, or expression.
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