What About Bob

“What about Bob” Response Paper

Please note the following material as you watch the video. All information to answer the questions will be presented in the video. This movie will be related to class and class topics as presented through the questions and answers presented. Please pay attention to the video not just for enjoyment, but also for information.

1. List the different illnesses and symptoms that Bob Wiley exhibits in the video. What specific illnesses are presented? 2. Do you feel that these are true representations of what the illnesses entail? Do you think that they are over exaggerated? 3. What are the different treatments and/or cures that Dr. Leo Marvin offers to Bob Wiley? Are they appropriate or true representations of treatments available today? Do they have application to treating diseases or are they just for the movie’s sake? 4. Do you feel that the representation of Dr. Marvin is a true representation of a psychologist? 5. Is Bob Wiley truly mentally ill or is it all an act? What are your reasons for feeling this way? 6. Do you believe that there is a Bob Wiley in the world today? 7. Would a psychologist allow a patient to get that close to their family? Why or why not? 8. Why does Bob have a fish? 9. Could you apply “Baby Steps” to any mental illness? Explain why or why not it would apply to one or two that you pick.