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6 Struggles of Being Overly Intelligent

Intelligence like anything else is really hard to measure. Even though we have what is known as general intelligence or the g factor coined by a famous British psychologist Carles Spearman (1863-1945), people still disagree that intelligence can truly be measured. For example, how do you separate those who have street-smart, and have life experiences, from those who are generally better with logic, reading, and taking tests? That aside, we will cover 6 interesting studies linking general intelligence and psychology.

Highly intelligent people also struggle to find love, but why? This video might give you an explanation: https://youtu.be/PiW7Fr-ZDoQ

DISCLAIMER: This video is for entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to replace medical advice. Please visit your medical or mental professional if you need help or advice.

Writer: Sara Del Villar
Editor: Brie Villanueva
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
Voice: Amanda Silvera (www.youtube.com/amandasilvera)
Animator: Mara Erika
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

REFERENCES:
Nemko, M. (2016, 27 September). The Burdens of Intelligence. Psychology Today. The Burdens of Intelligence

Origins Behavioral HealthCare. (2022, 10 January). High Intelligence Disorders | Origins Behavioral Healthcare. www.originsrecovery.com/why-are-intelligent-people-more-prone-to-mental-illness/

Sabater, V. (2022, 21 February). Being Extremely Intelligent: The Dark Side We Don’t Talk About. Exploring Your Mind. Being Extremely Intelligent: The Dark Side We Don't Talk About

Annals of neurosciences, 19(3), 107–111. Singh

Coplan, J. D., Hodulik, S., Mathew, S. J., Mao, X., Hof, P. R., Gorman, J. M., & Shungu, D. C. (2012). The Relationship between Intelligence and Anxiety: An Association with Subcortical White Matter Metabolism. Frontiers in evolutionary neuroscience, 3, 8. The Relationship between Intelligence and Anxiety: An Association with Subcortical White Matter Metabolism
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Hambrick, D. Z. (2017, December 5). Bad news for the highly intelligent. Scientific American. Retrieved November 10, 2022, from Bad News for the Highly Intelligent

Liu, Q., Liu, Y., Leng, X., Han, J., Xia, F., & Chen, H. (2020). Impact of Chronic Stress on Attention Control: Evidence from Behavioral and Event-Related Potential Analyses. Neuroscience bulletin, 36(11), 1395–1410. doi.org/10.1007/s12264-020-00549-9

Science News Staff. (1998, June 1). Stress may keep neurons down. Science. Retrieved November 10, 2022, from Stress May Keep Neurons Down

Singh, Y., & Sharma, R. (2012). Relationship between general intelligence, emotional intelligence, stress levels and stress reactivity.

Zeisel, S. H., & da Costa, K. A. (2009). Choline: an essential nutrient for public health. Nutrition reviews, 67(11), 615–623. Choline: an essential nutrient for public health

Additional source about the link between hig iq, choline and depression:
Zhao, D., Xu, X., Pan, L. et al. Pharmacologic activation of cholinergic alpha7 nicotinic receptors mitigates depressive-like behavior in a mouse model of chronic stress. J Neuroinflammation 14, 234 (2017). Pharmacologic activation of cholinergic alpha7 nicotinic receptors mitigates depressive-like behavior in a mouse model of chronic stress - Journal of Neuroinflammation

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