What is Imposter Syndrome?
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Objective
I can define imposter syndrome and identify strategies to navigate feelings of self-doubt and inadequacy.
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Warm-up video
TED-Ed · 4:19Vetted channel
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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Imposter syndrome is the feeling that you haven’t earned your accomplishments, or that your ideas and skills aren’t worthy of others’ attention.
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Psychologist Pauline Rose Clance first studied imposterism and found pervasive feelings of fraudulence in female college students and faculty.
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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.
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Practice
10 questions
Define imposter syndrome in your own words.
According to the video, is imposter syndrome considered a disease or abnormality?
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Exit ticket
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“Describe imposter syndrome in your own words. Then, describe one strategy mentioned in the video that can help someone navigate feelings of self-doubt.”
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