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Research Paper | Physiology | India | Volume 12 Issue 12, December 2023 | Rating: 5.8 / 10
Superior Intelligence - A Risk Factor for Psychological and Physiological Hyperactivity
Hussainar A | Shilpa Rana | JV Murugalal Jeyan [2]
Abstract: High intelligence is said to predict beneficial outcomes such as school success and income level. However, little is known about the difficulties that this demographic faces. Individuals with a high intellectual capacity (hyper brain) have over excitabilities in different domains, which may predispose them to specific psychological problems as well as physiological conditions including heightened sensory, altered immunological, and inflammatory responses (hyper body). The current study surveyed American Mensa, Ltd. members (n = 3715) to investigate psycho neuro immunological (PNI) processes in persons at or above the 98th percentile of IQ. Participants were asked to self-report the prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and physiological ailments such as environmental and food allergies, asthma, and autoimmune disease. When compared to national average statistics, the Mensa group 2015 data confirmed great statistical significance and a notably high relative risk ratio of diagnoses for all evaluated disorders. This suggests that a high IQ may be a risk factor for affective disorders, ADHD, ASD, and an increased incidence of disease associated to immunological modulation. Preliminary findings strongly indicate a hyper brain/hyper body relationship, which may have significant individual and societal ramifications and need additional research to appropriately identify and treat this at-risk population.
Keywords: Intellectual capacity, Over excitabilities, Psycho neuro immunological processes, Affective disorders, Immunological modulation
Edition: Volume 12 Issue 12, December 2023,
Pages: 174 - 178