What is Imposter Syndrome?
Learning Objective
I can define imposter syndrome and identify strategies to navigate feelings of self-doubt and inadequacy.
Key Concepts
Imposter syndrome is the feeling that you haven’t earned your accomplishments, or that your ideas and skills aren’t worthy of others’ attention.
Psychologist Pauline Rose Clance first studied imposterism and found pervasive feelings of fraudulence in female college students and faculty.
The most surefire way to combat imposter syndrome is to talk about it, and you can combat your own imposter syndrome by collecting and revisiting positive feedback.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 10 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Define imposter syndrome in your own words.
2. According to the video, is imposter syndrome considered a disease or abnormality?
3. Name two individuals mentioned in the video who experienced imposter syndrome.
...and 7 more questions
Educational Video
What is imposter syndrome and how can you combat it? - Elizabeth Cox
TED-Ed