Multiple Intelligence Theory on Psychiatry
             Howard Gardner hypothesized that the human brain worked in seven different sections, orintelligence's?. He also went on to explain how some people are more adept in certain intelligence's than others, making them better equipped for different jobs and careers. Of the seven intelligence's, a psychiatrist would probably find the interpersonal intelligence the most important of the seven. Not to say that this is the only intelligence a psychiatrist would need, but interpersonal would be the most vital. Along with interpersonal intelligence, a psychiatrist would most likely find linguistic intelligence and logical/mathematical intelligence very helpful in his or her profession as well.
             The interpersonal intelligence is the intelligence having to do with how well a person can relate to people in general and how well a person can read and adapt to different people of different personalities. A person that is skilled in interpersonal intelligence would be able to read further into people's words and actions than just the surface of what is actually said or done. A psychiatrist's main job is to listen to people and dissect their problems in order to make logical sense out of them. Without great interpersonal intelligence how would a person expect to help someone else out of their problems? Take for example a college student that goes to a psychiatrist to be tested for ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyper Disorder). ADHD is a disorder occurring mostly in children, but in many cases it does stay with a person into young adulthood. ADHD inhibits a person's ability to stay focused and on task. People with ADHD are usually ancy and jittery when they are not on medication for the disorder. Aderol and Ritalin are two medicines used to treat ADHD, and both are widely misused among college students for their ability to keep users focused on studying, and a psychiatrist must be able to deduce whether or not the...