05-02-10 The Bathtub Test
Posted: 05 Feb 2010, 19:14
During a visit to the mental asylum, I asked the director
how do you determine whether or not a patient should be institutionalized.
"Well," said the director, "we fill up a bathtub, then we
offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to empty the
bathtub."
"Oh, I understand," I said "A normal person would use the bucket because it's bigger
than the spoon or the teacup."
"No." said the director, "A normal person would pull the plug.
Do you want a bed near the window?"
how do you determine whether or not a patient should be institutionalized.
"Well," said the director, "we fill up a bathtub, then we
offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to empty the
bathtub."
"Oh, I understand," I said "A normal person would use the bucket because it's bigger
than the spoon or the teacup."
"No." said the director, "A normal person would pull the plug.
Do you want a bed near the window?"
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