Impostor syndrome
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Impostor syndrome (also known as impostor phenomenon, impostorism, fraud syndrome or the impostor experience) is a psychological pattern in which an individual doubts their accomplishments or talents and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a "fraud".
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Self-doubt
The doubting of one's own abilities.
The opposite is self-confidence.
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See also
- Dunning–Kruger effect a cognitive bias wherein people of non-average ability (both high and low) see themselves as a bit above average
- Explanatory style how people typically explain events to themselves
- Illusory superiority a cognitive bias whereby a person overestimates their own qualities and abilities
- Inner critic
- "Fakin' It" (Simon & Garfunkel song) 60s-era pop/rock song on the subject
- Jonah complex the fear of success which prevents the realisation of one's potential
- Mindset
- Poseur
- Self-handicapping
- Tall poppy syndrome aspects of a culture where people of high status are resented for having been viewed as superior to their peers
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