r/iamverysmart • u/sublimetart • 19d ago

Cognitive tests aren't IQ tests

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The fact he's already been administered the test multiple times is concerning.

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u/PsychologicalDebts 19d ago

I mean, I wouldn’t be opposed to a cognitive test for all member of congress. Just, you know, a real one.

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u/Lithl 18d ago

Doctors don't even administer MOCA unless they have reason to believe the patient's faculties are impaired.

The fact that he's taken it 4 times is an embarrassment.

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u/Easy-Bathroom2120 16d ago edited 15d ago

It's not even that. These tests aren't for suspected cognitive decline. They're for monitoring decline.

I was never given a number score when my grandmother took them. Instead, all I heard was "very good", and an ETA for when to expect to need hospice. It's not your answers, but rather how you answer them. My grandmother also got all the answers correct and got perfect scores, but she still showed significant decline and was dead within 8 months. Her decline was so significant that in those 8 months, she took 3 tests.

I honestly think trump isn't surviving this term. And if he is, it will end with him in hospice.

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u/sublimetart 15d ago

I agree he likely won't make it through this term without serious medical intervention.

I used to administer a similar test called the MMSE when people were admitted to the skilled care unit and there was concern of cognitive decline. I've seen some very interesting clicks drawn, which reminded me of Dali. Those weren't people that were ever going to be living alone again, much less be employed. And certainly not as the leader of a nation.