Why does depression actually make one’s IQ temporarily lower?

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I’m pretty sure it does. It makes me not able to access many of my memories and the information I have stored. What is the science behind it? I just came out of a two year long depression so I figure I will understand the answer if someone explains it. Oh and also … when I’m depressed even this sub is sadly too way hard for me to comprehend. Thank you.

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IQ is based on how your score fits compared to everyone else who took the test. Depression can make you take longer to come up with right answers and to miss some answers you could have gotten right if you weren’t depressed, giving you a lower score. A lower score means you didn’t do as well compared to everyone else, so you get scored with a lower IQ.

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