Human intelligence. A theoretical approach from philosophical and psychological dimensions

Some concepts and criteria are offered to guide and encourage students and professionals to consider the issue of human intelligence, necessarily controversial and require collective discussion and research. Therefore we propose not the last word, but to promote thought and discussion on this subject which is so important for all human beings in general and in particular for professionals in psychology, Defectology among others. To carry out this work we had on the criteria of several authors in the use of qualitative method of grounded theory that handles describe the theories, concepts, hypotheses and propositions with a view to developing a theoretical perspective in a single study, our case on psychological determinants of self-medication in the elderly through the literature review by the methods of theoretical research: analysis-synthesis, induction, deduction, modeling and systemic approach that allowed us to make appropriate assessments and consider the approach of other researchers.