Imposter Syndrome, The Why Factor – BBC World Service
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Syndrome http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csvtbsHave you ever felt like a fraud? You think that one day your mask will be
uncovered and everyone will know your secret.According to psychologists, this is a common feeling that many of us suffer
from and it has a name; Imposter Syndrome. The term was coined by two American
psychologists, Dr Pauline Clance and Dr Suzanne Imes, in 1978. Dr Clance and Dr
Imes first thought the feeling was only experienced by high achieving women, but
quickly found that men experienced it too. According to subject expert, Dr
Valerie Young, women are more susceptible to imposter feelings because they
internalise failure and mistakes- whereas men are more likely to attribute
failure and mistakes to outside factors. However, those who belong to minority
groups of whom there are stereotypes about competence also commonly experience
imposter feelings.
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