2007-02-03 20:23:23 · 5 answers · asked by Ylia 4 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
According to DSM IV, ingenuity is not a neurosis. Ingenuity is the quality of being cleverly inventive or resourceful...inventiveness. In other words, it describes a person who is adept at being creative while solving practical problems. It doesn't refer to "geniuses." Anyone can exhibit ingenuity. For example, if your shoelaces keep coming untied, and you use a paperclip to hold the laces in place, if it works, that's being ingenius.
Your question comes from the mythology that highly brilliant or creative people are different from us primarily because they are troubled. Which is crap.
2007-02-05 06:01:44 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually that is a pretty good question. If you look back at what people call geniuses and such, many of them had very odd behavior or mannerisms, but totally focused on the problem at hand. Even outstanding musicians always seem a bit out there. It must be particular part of the brain that is affected. Einstein was considered a bit odd and so was Mozart, but they were the best at what they did. I would have to agree with you.
2007-02-04 04:31:07 · answer #2 · answered by crazymofo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes,shure it is.the ingenuity is the enemy!!It has to die!Come on peauple,kil the ingenuity!
2007-02-12 03:03:49 · answer #3 · answered by Yarina L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well its always been my believe~ take it with a grain of salt
That its those kids that were shoved in to those "GATE" programs and were never taught to be civil to others because they were taught they were better then most........
2007-02-08 07:22:45 · answer #4 · answered by MissChatea 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No...... But there have been people who are ingenious that are neurotic...
2007-02-04 05:30:40 · answer #5 · answered by cesare214 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋