The ‘Impostor’ Syndrome – Sound Familiar?
Posted on February 2nd, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Just what IS the “Impostor Syndrome/Phenomenon?” My friend (and Life of E’s member) Dr. Julie-Ann McFann defines it thusly: The term impostor phenomenon is used to designate an internal experience of intellectual phonies…despite outstanding academic and professional accomplishments, women who experience the impostor phenomenon persist in believing that they are really not bright and have [...]
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