Impostor syndrome In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "impostor syndrome", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2022-01-08 10:01

Meaning of Impostor syndrome

Impostor syndrome noun phrase

A psychological pattern in which an individual doubts their skills or competence despite their training, experience and accomplishments. People with impostor syndrome has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a "fraud".

She may be struggling with impostor syndrome because she always thinks she doesn't deserve what she has achieved.

Do you think that successful people suffer from impostor syndrome?

Origin of Impostor syndrome

Clinical psychologists Pauline R. Clance and Suzanne A. Imes are credited with coining the phrase.

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