impostor phenomenon

English

Noun

impostor phenomenon (plural impostor phenomena)

1. Synonym of impostor syndrome
   • 1978, Pauline Rose Clance, Suzanne Imes, “The Imposter Phenomenon in High Achieving Women Dynamics and Therapeutic Intervention”, in Psychotherapy Theory, Research and Practice‎^[1], volume 15, number 3:

     We have observed at least four different types of behaviors, which tend to maintain the impostor phenomenon once the posture of being an intellectual phony has been assumed.