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Recognising and managing the impostor phenomenon
Author(s) -
Atkin Kate
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inp.m1576
Subject(s) - mistake , feeling , worry , phenomenon , psychology , social psychology , epistemology , law , political science , philosophy , psychiatry , anxiety
Have you ever wondered when you would be ‘found out’, or concerned that you would be discovered to be the fraud you think you are? Perhaps you worry about making a mistake because it would ‘prove’ that you’re not perfect and, therefore, no good at what you do. Many people share similar feelings, and this article aims to provide ways of accepting and managing these.