substance/alcohol abuse, education, family, friends, etc... do they have influence on your genetically aquired intelligence quotient (commonly known as IQ)... ?
2006-07-18 04:17:35 · 7 answers · asked by Gadfly 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
I dont know I swear there is something in the water from seeing some people in various parts of my state.
2006-07-18 04:20:21 · answer #1 · answered by Fantasy Girl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I Q is not just genetic. You can alter your I Q. Just like a muscle, your brain can grow (connections) and develop continuously. You must exercise your mind. However the actual mass of the brain can be affected by drugs, alcohol, and other environmental factors.
I Q is a relative number that has little to do with the ability to use the information that has been accumulated. Everyone knows someone that can remember a book that they read or a formula that they learned, but can they use that information in a practical sense??? That is a true measure of intelligence.
There are many books that address memory issues and a few on making better use of the info. The brain is a wonderful computer that may need to be programmed properly, so don't depend on a number to determine how smart you are. Being smart or intelligent are not necessarily the same...
The brain is an elastic part of our body (IE it can compensate for damage or loss). A person with brain damage who lost his speech can learn to speak again if they can exercise the new area for development....
2006-07-18 04:39:16 · answer #2 · answered by lifeinquestion 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genetically... well I'd say yes. If you take something such as Cocaine, it alters your braincells and the chemicals in your brain. As whether permanently, I can't say positively yes because I've seen some crazy things lately. If you read about that guy about a month ago in the news that had actually had his brain repair itself while in a coma for 20 years, he came out of it.
I think that people are born brilliant and those that are born not will accel in other means of life. Example: Someone that might not be a genius in math might be a genius at building homes, he could become an amazingly rich and successful homebuilder co. owner and still have a lower IQ than the guy that went to MIT and became a brilliant and well established geophysicist. They are still two different people and their IQs could still affect their roads in life. I believe that how smart you actually are in turn affects the life you lead and the road your life goes down.
Everything in life has an effect on what you do and what you learn, generally affecting your mind growth and capacity at which you retain that knowledge that you learn.
2006-07-18 04:27:46 · answer #3 · answered by WantToGoHome 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I'm not sure about family and friends, although sometimes they can sure but a strain on you! But yes, substance/alcahol abuse and education are definitely factors that greatly affect your IQ.
2006-07-18 04:22:31 · answer #4 · answered by cutestuff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If this is a homework question on material that you already read in the textbook, and you don't know the answer, then in your case, yes the damage is permanent.
Come on. You CAN work out the answer for yourself. Think of some specific examples and use logic.
2006-07-18 04:21:42 · answer #5 · answered by lampoilman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a big topic, but to a certain extent, yes it does.
2006-07-18 04:21:43 · answer #6 · answered by Jim51 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on what the factor is
2006-07-18 04:21:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋