Sorry for all the threads lately. Whatever extroversion I possess must be in full bloom. I hope I’m not manic.
I have some irrational fears about an IQ test I’ll probably take soon as part of a psychological re-evaluation. The last time I was officially tested I scored 100-something – fine by me, nothing wrong with being average – but I also didn’t take it very seriously and just sped through it because tests that quantify certain components of intelligence like that freak me out. Something about numbers possibly determining my value in some people’s eyes, man.
I know I’m not good at spatial problem-solving; I’ll flunk that part for sure. I might do okay on the verbal part. Working memory is shot. I don’t expect an amazing overall score. Again, fine by me. But the actual testing itself and potential reactions to my score if I even bother to tell people will make me extremely, stupidly nervous, perhaps so much so that my score will be affected, almost defeating the point.
Weird fear, right? or is it more common than I think? I know I’m more than an IQ score. I just find the whole deal intimidating.
I look at it fundamentally differently, so I don’t know if this will help.
I took it as a challenge, see what they could throw at me, and how much I COULD handle, instead of judging weak areas.
I believe it’s better to take your time, and specially try when you feel uncomfortable. The most accurate results may influence treatment strategies, leading to better outcomes.
I believe you’re smart, other people do too. I think you may surprise yourself.
From what I’ve heard re autism assessments (it might be the same with mental illness) a cognitive assessment is far more likely to be done in the USA than in the UK.
For me(with psychiatric services) it was being asked to count down from 100 in 7s and to repeat back numbers. That was during my first hospitalisation.
A few months after that it was questions about proverbs .
I haven’t been tested, but I am almost certain my score would be noticeably lower now than before I got sick. I don’t think the quality of what’s inside my head has changed though, but rather my ability to apply it practically to the outside world. That is what it measures in my opinion. It doesn’t tell you how smart you are, not directly. My two cents at least. I was a 4.0 student through my first years of college then started to get sick and lost my ability to focus and study and never finished.
I hope I’m not manic.