schizophrenia
schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are often found in highly creative and intelligent people
Genius and insanity may actually go together, according to scientists who found that mental illnesses like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are often found in highly creative and intelligent people. Let’s critically evaluate this statement. There is research that indicates a link between creativity and mental health; however, there is also research that suggests the opposite. So, what do you think? Given the numerous examples of creative geniuses and their reported mental health status, do you think that those who are superintelligent are more likely to possess a psychological disorder? Review King’s Is there a link between creative genius and psychopathology?” p 266. Support your comments with at least 3 research articles that have been published in peer-reviewed research journals.
……………….Answer Preview………………..Wellbeing and intelligence are the most known constructs often associated with psychology. However, researchers have often focused on the relationship between intelligence and mental illness. Indeed intelligent minds have been robbed away from the society whereby their ailments range from slight to severe conditions. The bipolar disorder has been identified to catch up with great achievers in the United States history for example Buzz Aldrin, Vincent Van Gogh, and Ernest Hemingway. Throughout history, creativity has been viewed to have linked roots to madness (Andreasen, 2008) As Aristotle was quoted, there exists no genius that has never been linked to some touch of mental illness. Therefore, the notion………………..
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