Imposter SyndromeI’m qualified to give this presentation… I think

13 Charts That Will Make Total Sense To People With Impostor Syndrome

https://www.buzzfeed.com/kristinchirico/13-charts-that-will-make-total-sense-to-people-with-impostor

● What is imposter syndrome?● Other models● What causes it● How we maintain it● Strategies for combating it● Questions

Outline

● What is imposter syndrome?● Other models● What causes it● How we maintain it● Strategies for combating it● Questions

Outline

Clance and Imes: 1978

● Do not feel an internal sense of success despite evidence of achievement

● A persistent fear of being exposed as an imposter or fraud

What is imposter syndrome?

Feeling like a fake

Attributing success to luck

Discounting success

Problems

Anxiety or depression Burnout Not taking risks

~70% have felt itSakulku 2011

● What is imposter syndrome?● Other models● What causes it● How we maintain it● Strategies for combating it● Questions

Outline

Dunning Kruger EffectKruger 1999

Dunning Kruger Effect

Dunning Kruger Effect

Conscious Competence

Conscious Incompetence

Conscious Competence

Unconscious Competence

Unconscious Incompetence

● What is imposter syndrome?● Other models● What causes it● How we maintain it● Strategies for combating it● Questions

Outline

Family Labels

High expectations

Family conflict

Not belonging

I must be gaining weight

What’s wrong with these pants?

Women versus Men

Reflection

● What is imposter syndrome?● Other models● What causes it● How we maintain it● Strategies for combating it● Questions

Outline

Working hard

Working hard

Suppressing opinions

Avoiding displays of confidence

Using charm

● What is imposter syndrome?● Other models● What causes it● How we maintain it● Strategies for combating it● Questions

Outline

Act the part

Talk about it

Mentorship

Be honest and authentic

Channel your energy into learning

Peer reviews

Find that kernel of confidence

The beauty of the impostor syndrome is you vacillate between extreme egomania and a complete feeling of: 'I'm a fraud! Oh God, they're on to me! I'm a fraud!' So you just try to ride the egomania when it comes and enjoy it, and then slide through the idea of fraud.— TINA FEY

Cycles

Articles to ReadHow to Beat the Imposter Syndrome Feeling. Christian Jarrett. 99u. http://99u.com/articles/54774/how-to-beat-the-imposter-syndrome-feeling

Overcome Impostor Syndrome: What to Do when You Feel Like a Fraud. Lifehacker. http://lifehacker.com/overcoming-impostor-syndrome-what-to-do-when-you-feel-1651827849

BibliographyClance, Pauline R., and Suzanne A. Imes. "The Imposter Phenomenon in High Achieving Women: Dynamics and Therapeutic Intervention." Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice 15.3 (1978): 241-47. http://www.paulineroseclance.com/pdf/ip_high_achieving_women.pdf.

Kruger, Justin and David Dunning. “Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One’s Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 77.6 (1999): 1121-1134. http://new.avaresearch.com/files/UnskilledAndUnawareOfIt.pdf

Sakulku, Jaruwan and James Alexander. “The Imposter Phenomenon.” International Journal of Behavioral Science 6.1 (2011): 73-92. http://bsris.swu.ac.th/journal/i6/6-6_Jaruwan_73-92.pdf