can a person's IQ drop?

Question

say from 120+ to 100 or less?

hmm. i mean like normal everyday activities, no self-harming ones liek boozing, getting high on drugs etc.. and of cos, no accidents!!

would slackign too much cause drop in IQ?

pls.. any tips to improve IQ? like reading what kind of literature.. lols.. mine's like, dropping? hahaha. slackign too much and being absent-minded.

Answer 1

From 120+ to less than 100, without trauma, disease or brain damage?

I doubt it.I'm assuming that you mean an actual loss of intelligence, and not just an impairment in your ability to score in an IQ test, which seems much more likely to occur from lack of practice.

A shortage of dietary choline may be related to impaired brain function. [It is also needed for liver, gall bladder and kidney function; metabolism of fats and cholesterol; nerve function, and the nervous system's myelin sheath; synthesis of hormones (adrenalin); and to prevent atherosclerosis.]

It's been recently discovered that need for this nutrient is greater than previously thought. Unfortunately, much dietary choline currently comes from egg yolks, which, in recent years, people drop from their diets due to cholesterol concerns. Other good sources include beef liver, chicken liver, brewer's yeast and wheat germ.

Inositol and vitamin B3 are also needed for proper brain function; these also are found in brewer's yeast.

Answer 2

Anything is possible, but not always probable. For most drops in IQ the situation would have to be accident, injury, or disease. Perhaps you might score 20 points lower 50 years after a test in college because you forgot so much. Otherwise, no.
PS -IQ is a measure of information, not ability as is much believed.

Answer 3

Hi there

Sometimes Stress is a major factor in this

No en ought sleep and trying to cram everything in at once, your Brain gets so overloaded, like the overloaded car it slows down because there are too many people in it and it has to pull extra weight.

Slow down, take some relaxation breaks, and it should come back

Have an enjoyable week, hope this helps

Answer 4

It has been said that if you read literature that over a period of time your IQ can rise. I assume that one who does not read periodically or in other words, stretch the cappacities of his mind, yes his IQ can drop.

Answer 5

Get drunk with alcohol every night for a month and smoke weed. Guaranteed a drop in IQ.

Answer 6

YES of course cos every person has an human tendency to forget things

Answer 7

can a person's IQ drop? yes they show it everyday

Answer 8

Depends...I don't think that you can get lower thanj George W Bush's IQ--but you could certainly try.

Answer 9

i think that only the attention can decrease, but the IQ is genetical, and you can only influence it a bit

Answer 10

possible but i don't think that much especially if they are the kind of people who are observant and reads a lot.