  We consider negative-parity excitations in $^4\mbox{He}$, $J^{\pi}$=$0^-$ and
$1^-$ with isospin $T$=$0$ and $T$=$1$. We show tha t, in contrast to
one-particle one-hole results, in a shell model diagonalization none of the
above collapses to zero energy as the strength of the tensor interaction is
increased.
