Does intelligence correlate with social anxiety?

Many people know there's a neurological correlation between being highly creative and mentally ill, but few seem to realize that the same is true between being ... People with social anxiety exhibit high levels of sentinel intelligence, which is the ability to detect real threats that are invisible to other people. read more

Social anxiety is very best defined as an extreme fear or avoidance of social interaction. It can be a widespread mental illness that impacts 1 in every 5 adults. For a number of people, their social anxiety (SA) might be so terrible that it: Stops them from generating new close friends. Makes them incapable of acquiring a loved a single. read more

This interpretation of anxiety, though, contradicts other studies showing a negative link between intelligence and anxiety. In Coplan’s study showing higher IQ in people with more severe symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder, for instance, higher IQ correlated with lower worry in the control group. read more

1. People with social anxiety exhibit high levels of sentinel intelligence, which is the ability to detect real threats that are invisible to other people. For example, in the study linked, participants were able to detect the smell of smoke far before others. read more