This is a discussion on bathtub test within the Jokers Corner forums, part of the Pass Some Time category; The young chaplain was paying his first visit to the ward for mentally troubled patients. He asked the Director what ...
The young chaplain was paying his first visit to the ward for mentally troubled patients. He asked the Director what the criterion was which defined 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" said the chaplain. " 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........