Current Events > So I got my IQ results from my teen psychiatrist

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Alright so I was only about average on two categories: perceptual reasoning and processing speed

Apparently perceptual reasoning is problems like this

They included physical tasks such as block design where the subject is asked to copy a design on a page using three dimensional, patterned blocks and predicting sequences of pattern or combinations of patterns set out in a matrix.

Read more at: https://psychologized.org/what-is-perceptual-reasoning/

I admit I'm not very good at the geometric type questions, particularly the ones that involve looking at a picture of a set of blocks and then having to rotate it in 3D space in your mind and figure out which one out of several options it could (or could not) be. I remember there were a lot of questions like that.

Also not sure why I didn't do well on processing speed. I like taking my time to make sure I get every answer as correct as possible, but that's basically what the school system trains you to do. It's always in your best interest to use the maximum time allotted for the test to double check your answers after you've finished (at least in the education system I went through) so that's my excuse for that score.

As for verbal comprehension and working memory, that's about more in line with what I'd expect. Overall the shitty scores on the two subjects brought me down to 121

Oh and they include the results of my drug test lol ;)



72 nanograms of THC per mL? That's fourteen times the legal limit for DUI in Colorado and Washington right now, which is 5 ng / mL. I took this test almost FOUR DAYS after the last time I smoked. I was stone cold sober, and I still show up at 14x the legal limit?! What bullshit :P
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You're allowing a teen to be your psychiatrist?

I should add this was all seven years ago when I was 17 years old.

The psychiatrist was not a teen, but he might as well have been.
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Congrats on failing your drug test so wonderfully.

I'd be curious to see how hot I came up.
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MabusIncarnate posted...

Congrats on failing your drug test so wonderfully.

I'd be curious to see how hot I came up.

first part bolded, couldn't really care less about IQ test it means nothing.
and for the plus, the psychiatrist is a quack.
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MabusIncarnate posted...

Congrats on failing your drug test so wonderfully.

I'd be curious to see how hot I came up.

You can't fail this kind of a drug test, it was for medical and not employment or criminal justice purposes.
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Sativa_Rose posted...

MabusIncarnate posted...

Congrats on failing your drug test so wonderfully.

I'd be curious to see how hot I came up.

You can't fail this kind of a drug test, it was for medical and not employment or criminal justice purposes.

Oh! Yeah that makes sense, So you passed with flying colors then.
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Sativa_Rose posted...

Alright so I was only about average on two categories: perceptual reasoning and processing speed

Apparently perceptual reasoning is problems like this

They included physical tasks such as block design where the subject is asked to copy a design on a page using three dimensional, patterned blocks and predicting sequences of pattern or combinations of patterns set out in a matrix.

Read more at: https://psychologized.org/what-is-perceptual-reasoning/

I admit I'm not very good at the geometric type questions, particularly the ones that involve looking at a picture of a set of blocks and then having to rotate it in 3D space in your mind and figure out which one out of several options it could (or could not) be. I remember there were a lot of questions like that.

Also not sure why I didn't do well on processing speed. I like taking my time to make sure I get every answer as correct as possible, but that's basically what the school system trains you to do. It's always in your best interest to use the maximum time allotted for the test to double check your answers after you've finished (at least in the education system I went through) so that's my excuse for that score.

As for verbal comprehension and working memory, that's about more in line with what I'd expect. Overall the shitty scores on the two subjects brought me down to 121

Oh and they include the results of my drug test lol ;)



72 nanograms of THC per mL? That's fourteen times the legal limit for DUI in Colorado and Washington right now. I took this test almost FOUR DAYS after the last time I smoked. I was stone cold sober, and I still show up at 14x the legal limit?! What bullshit :P

Two questions. One, which test is this? Also, do you have aspergers? Your profile is similar to mine. I had lower perceptual reasoning by far. I have done this when I was 12 as well. Did they give you this memory test as well? This seems to be the root of many of my difficulties.
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Here are mine btw.

I seem to have strengths with the written word rather than the auditory one (probably due to the memory thing). Did they give you WRAT?
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I will check the records again, I don't remember the names of any of the tests they gave me (I don't think I was even told them actually), but they might be in the records.

The same psych who gave me this test diagnosed me with Asperger's Syndrome, but I have categorically rejected that diagnosis ever since. I have not been in any sort of treatment or on medication for the past seven years since.
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136 iq puts you in the 99th percentile?

Tons of people at my old highschool including myself got like 135-140 on official tests
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Sativa_Rose posted...

I will check the records again, I don't remember the names of any of the tests they gave me (I don't think I was even told them actually), but they might be in the records.

The same psych who gave me this test diagnosed me with Asperger's Syndrome, but I have categorically rejected that diagnosis ever since. I have not been in any sort of treatment or on medication for the past seven years since.

That's the typical profile of an aspie (though i've seen some folk with it totally flipped with the perceptual reasoning and verbal comprehension). Anyways, medication for for me is the same as it is for you so I understand ;)
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My test said like 158 though
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Sativa_Rose posted...

I will check the records again, I don't remember the names of any of the tests they gave me (I don't think I was even told them actually), but they might be in the records.

The same psych who gave me this test diagnosed me with Asperger's Syndrome, but I have categorically rejected that diagnosis ever since. I have not been in any sort of treatment or on medication for the past seven years since.

This is what the WRAT4 looked like if it was that one (the WRAT3 should look similarish) to help. The names of the tests should be on the documents themselves.


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The test was the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-fourth edition (WAIS-IV)

Also looking more at the results, the sections I scored lowest on were "block design", "visual puzzles", "symbol search", and "coding".

The highest were "information", "verbal comprehension", "digital span", "arithmetic", and "similarities".


Well at least I know what sections to practice if I want to pump those numbers up, lol. I do think I am naturally oriented towards those areas where I scored higher, but I think with practice I could do much better on the block and visual puzzles. It's something I've never really practiced or did much of in school.
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Sativa_Rose posted...

The test was the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-fourth edition (WAIS-IV)

Also looking more at the results, the sections I scored lowest on were "block design", "visual puzzles", "symbol search", and "coding".

The highest were "information", "verbal comprehension", "digital span", "arithmetic", and "similarities".


Well at least I know what sections to practice if I want to pump those numbers up, lol. I do think I am naturally oriented towards those areas where I scored higher, but I think with practice I could do much better on the block and visual puzzles. It's something I've never really practiced or did much of in school.

Seems similar to mine still. Same weaknesses too. We may have a swapped "matrix reasoning" and "visual puzzles". Did you do better on your digit span backwards or forwards? I also struggled immensely with the block design.
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Rika_Furude posted...

136 iq puts you in the 99th percentile?

Tons of people at my old highschool including myself got like 135-140 on official tests

Did you go to a school for more gifted students? Also, the 99th percentile for a test given to so many people doesn't say much. Call me when any score puts you in 99 and a half percentile, and above.
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Rika_Furude posted...

136 iq puts you in the 99th percentile?

Tons of people at my old highschool including myself got like 135-140 on official tests

I doubt it was the same test if this is true.
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Holy shit that dude is in the bottom 25% for perceptual reasoning and 23% for processing speed.

How long does it take him to put on his clothes in the morning, lol.
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The_Donald posted...

Holy shit that dude is in the bottom 25% for perceptual reasoning and 23% for processing speed.

How long does it take him to put on his clothes in the morning, lol.

Quite a while because I have to remember where I put them first and my non-working memory is all fudged.
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DawkinsNumber4 posted...

Seems similar to mine still. Same weaknesses too. We may have a swapped "matrix reasoning" and "visual puzzles". Did you do better on your digit span backwards or forwards?

I don't have the results for backwards or forwards, just the overall score for the subsections I think. My matrix reasoning was basically the only score that was in the middle between my high scoring sections and lower scoring sections.

I don't know if these numbers are on the same scale as yours but here's what they are:

Verbal Comprehension:
Similarities: 16
Vocabulary: 15
Information: 17

Perceptual Reasoning:
Block Design: 8
Matrix Reasoning: 13
Visual Puzzles: 9

Working memory:
Digit span: 17
Arithmetic: 15

Processing Speed:
Symbol search: 10
Coding: 11
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Sativa_Rose posted...

DawkinsNumber4 posted...

Seems similar to mine still. Same weaknesses too. We may have a swapped "matrix reasoning" and "visual puzzles". Did you do better on your digit span backwards or forwards?

I don't have the results for backwards or forwards, just the overall score for the subsections I think. My matrix reasoning was basically the only score that was in the middle between my high scoring sections and lower scoring sections.

I don't know if these numbers are on the same scale as yours but here's what they are:

Verbal Comprehension:
Similarities: 16
Vocabulary: 15
Information: 17

Perceptual Reasoning:
Block Design: 8
Matrix Reasoning: 13
Visual Puzzles: 9

Working memory:
Digit span: 17
Arithmetic: 15

Processing Speed:
Symbol search: 10
Coding: 11

I took the same test so they are on the same scale I would assume but honestly I never looked into how to read those things.
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gafemaqs posted...

You're allowing a teen to be your psychiatrist?

lol
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Rika_Furude posted...

136 iq puts you in the 99th percentile?

Tons of people at my old highschool including myself got like 135-140 on official tests

Maybe they were old tests that hadn't been properly adjusted for the Flynn Effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect
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EyeWontBeFooled posted...

Did you go to a school for more gifted students?

no, just an above average public school. everyone thinks im smart but i dont think I am
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Sonic Cannon posted...

Rika_Furude posted...

136 iq puts you in the 99th percentile?

Tons of people at my old highschool including myself got like 135-140 on official tests

Maybe they were old tests that hadn't been properly adjusted for the Flynn Effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect

could be, i never cared for IQ tests as more than a bragging gimmick in school
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They probably weren't official tests and/or the kids were making it up
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I've always wondered how certifiably stupid I am. But at the same time, I'd probably walk out of the test wearing a padded helmet.
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my iq is 190 but i don't like to brag
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How did you get scheduled for an IQ test?
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joe40001 posted...

How did you get scheduled for an IQ test?

It's a long story but it involves being forced into a lot of psychobabble bullshit by my father, mainly because he was pissed at me for asserting my independence from his tyranny.
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Sativa_Rose posted...

joe40001 posted...

How did you get scheduled for an IQ test?

It's a long story but it involves being forced into a lot of psychobabble bullshit by my father, mainly because he was pissed at me for asserting my independence from his tyranny.

I've always wanted an IQ test but don't know how to get one.
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joe40001 posted...

Sativa_Rose posted...

joe40001 posted...

How did you get scheduled for an IQ test?

It's a long story but it involves being forced into a lot of psychobabble bullshit by my father, mainly because he was pissed at me for asserting my independence from his tyranny.

I've always wanted an IQ test but don't know how to get one.

Do some googling about taking an "official" IQ test, like this Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
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leverageblargh posted...

Do you mind if I call you Christopher from now on

that's not what they called me
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joe40001 posted...

Sativa_Rose posted...

joe40001 posted...

How did you get scheduled for an IQ test?

It's a long story but it involves being forced into a lot of psychobabble bullshit by my father, mainly because he was pissed at me for asserting my independence from his tyranny.

I've always wanted an IQ test but don't know how to get one.

I've had to take them twice in my life as part of learning disability evaluations. One when I was 12 and another in January.
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Rika_Furude posted...

EyeWontBeFooled posted...

Did you go to a school for more gifted students?

no, just an above average public school. everyone thinks im smart but i dont think I am

With IQ scores like that, you are indeed smarter than the average bear, lol.
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Fucking nerds take the ACT what good is being able to analyze an argument if you cant make one. :p
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Those IQ tests are worthless: They are only for theorists. Real clever people combine theory with practical. IQ tests don't consider practical people.

Nikra posted...

Those IQ tests are worthless: They are only for theorists. Real clever people combine theory with practical. IQ tests don't consider practical people.

Yeah I am not going to plan my life around this or anything. It's just a silly test. It would be kind of fun to study some of my weaker sections and take another test to try to maybe get up into the mid 130s or maybe even 140+, but I do realize it has no relevance in the real world.

It's not something you would put on a resume unless you want to get laughed at.
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nice, hopefully that means you did something with your life

and didn't waste it all on gamefaqs
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how long was the test?

i think mine was around 1.5-2 hrs.
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AmonAmarth posted...

how long was the test?

i think mine was around 1.5-2 hrs.

Probably 1.5 or so for just that. In January they did the WAIS, the WRAT, and the Woodcock Johnson test and that took a little over 2 hours.
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Mine IQ result was something like 105 at first, then below 100, and later 85. Depression, bad physical health, sleep issues etc. caused massive cognitive drop for me. I'm reaching fucking Forrest Gump sooner or later if this keeps up.

To be fair though, my latest test was done when my sleeping schedule was upside down, so i got to sleep 4 hours before the test, and without caffeine or food. I guess it wouldn't have been so bad if i got to do the test when i had normally woken up.
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