The psychology instructor had just
finished a lecture on mental health and
had proceeded to give an oral quiz to
the freshman class. Speaking specifically about manic
depression, the instructor asked,
"How would you diagnose a patient
who walks back and forth screaming
at the top of his lungs one minute,
then sits in a chair weeping uncontrollably the next?" A young man in the rear of the room
raised his hand and answered, "A
basketball coach?"