Celebrity Worship

Syndrome
 What is Celebrity Worship
Syndrome?
Obsessive-addictive disorder in which a
person becomes overly involved with
details of a celebritys personal life
 Dimensions to
worship celebrities
Entertainment social
- Level of admiration linked to celebritys
ability to attract his/her fans
Intense personal
- Associate to behaviours linked to
psychotism
Borderline pathological
- Most extreme level of celebrity worship
Celebrity Worship
Syndrome(CWS)-
Cases
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Case 1.
A 35-year-old man has had extensive
cosmetic surgery to make him look more
like the comic book character.
Herbert Chavez, a Filipino, has changed his
appearance to look more like the famed
Man of Steel (SUPERMAN)
Since 1995, Mr. Chavez has
undergone a range of
cosmetic surgical
procedures(19 surgeries) to
make him look more alike!
What he did?
=Chin augmentation for iconic cleft;
=Rhinoplasty to transform his Asian nose into one
more closely resembling Superman actor
Christopher Reeves;
=Silicone injections to his lips to make them fuller
=And thigh implants to make his legs more
muscular
He has splashed around 300,000 Pesos
(N1.1million) for these surgeries.
Mr. Chavez for having the largest
collection of Superman memorabilia
with 1,253 items - ranging from life-size
dolls, to posters and rings worth
thousands of pounds.
I feel like a Superhero whenever I pull on the costume, but my
mission is not to save the world but to help in my own small way
and bring a smile to the faces of local children.
Mr. Chavez said:
'I totally don't have any regrets.
What is there for me to regret?
Everything that has happened in
my life has been positive and it is
because of Superman.

What do you think???

Case 2.
On April 17th 2011,SNSDwas met with an accident
involving a male audience walked onstage from the
backstage headed straight forSNSDs
leaderTaeyeongrabbed her hand and proceeded to
pull her off stage.
The mysterious man has been
confirmed to be an ordinary
university student.
Unlike what fans are thinking, the
man does not have a mental illness.
He was just an avid fan of Taeyeon.
He admitted his wrong and now
realizes the mistake he made.

BUT WHY HE DID

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What causes of celebrity
worship syndrome?

The television, radio, magazines,

social media on the internet. The
media mass introduces us to the
celebrity and spreads the news of
celebrity we adore.

But there are still no clear answers

as to why we worship the celebrity
because it could be the result of
somebodys individual personality
 Effects of Celebrity Worship
Syndrome
Make the victim
feel Degrading
uncomfortable the victim

Loss of confidence to
confront with crowd Can cause
mental
problem
May harm the
victim
SOLUTIONS FOR CELEBRITY
WORSHIP SYNDROME
Make ourselves feel Try to make them to

Create a distraction!
busy or distract with
other kinds of
activities. Such as,
involves with sports
or any other
activities that can
make us healthy.
a positive infuence.
. Promote idols who can be
develop an interest in
any idols besides
actor/actress such as
an athletes.
 Always talk openly

Communicate frequently
and openly with them
receives
Control the messages Look over them with them about their
from what kind of favorite idols
things that they positives and
see. Such as, negatives attributes.
unhealthy video, It will helps them to
movie and music. see that the person
It is because, they that they idolizes is a
will receives a real person with a
message with a flaws, challenges and
wrong content. disappointments.
 Conclusion

It is normal for us to admire those

glamorous and successful stars as mostly
people wish to be like one of them.
However, when a person over admire a
celebrity, the admiration maybe mutated
to obsession. Thus, we must be moderate
in everything.