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Feeling like an imposter: are surgeons holding themselves back?
Imposter syndrome is a psychological phenomenon where people doubt their achievements and have a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a fraud, even when there is little evidence to support these thought processes. It typically occurs among high performers who are unable to internalize an...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10414117/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37575613 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2022-001021 |
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author | Joseph, Bellal Tseng, Esther S Zielinski, Martin D Ramirez, Christine L Lynde, Jennifer Galey, Kelly M Bhogadi, Sai Krishna El-Qawaqzeh, Khaled Hosseinpour, Hamidreza |
author_facet | Joseph, Bellal Tseng, Esther S Zielinski, Martin D Ramirez, Christine L Lynde, Jennifer Galey, Kelly M Bhogadi, Sai Krishna El-Qawaqzeh, Khaled Hosseinpour, Hamidreza |
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description | Imposter syndrome is a psychological phenomenon where people doubt their achievements and have a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a fraud, even when there is little evidence to support these thought processes. It typically occurs among high performers who are unable to internalize and accept their success. This phenomenon is not recognized as an official mental health diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition; however, mental health professionals recognize it as a form of intellectual self-doubt. It has been reported that imposter syndrome is predominant in the high-stakes and evaluative culture of medicine, where healthcare workers are frequently agonized by feelings of worthlessness and incompetence. Imposter syndrome can lead to a variety of negative effects. These can include difficulty concentrating, decreased confidence, burnout, anxiety, stress, depression, and feelings of inadequacy. This article will discuss the prevalence of imposter syndrome among surgeons, its associated contributing factors, the effects it can have, and potential strategies for managing it. The recommended strategies to address imposter syndrome are based on the authors’ opinions. |
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spelling | pubmed-104141172023-08-11 Feeling like an imposter: are surgeons holding themselves back? Joseph, Bellal Tseng, Esther S Zielinski, Martin D Ramirez, Christine L Lynde, Jennifer Galey, Kelly M Bhogadi, Sai Krishna El-Qawaqzeh, Khaled Hosseinpour, Hamidreza Trauma Surg Acute Care Open Current Opinion Imposter syndrome is a psychological phenomenon where people doubt their achievements and have a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a fraud, even when there is little evidence to support these thought processes. It typically occurs among high performers who are unable to internalize and accept their success. This phenomenon is not recognized as an official mental health diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition; however, mental health professionals recognize it as a form of intellectual self-doubt. It has been reported that imposter syndrome is predominant in the high-stakes and evaluative culture of medicine, where healthcare workers are frequently agonized by feelings of worthlessness and incompetence. Imposter syndrome can lead to a variety of negative effects. These can include difficulty concentrating, decreased confidence, burnout, anxiety, stress, depression, and feelings of inadequacy. This article will discuss the prevalence of imposter syndrome among surgeons, its associated contributing factors, the effects it can have, and potential strategies for managing it. The recommended strategies to address imposter syndrome are based on the authors’ opinions. BMJ Publishing Group 2023-08-08 /pmc/articles/PMC10414117/ /pubmed/37575613 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2022-001021 Text en © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2023. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Current Opinion Joseph, Bellal Tseng, Esther S Zielinski, Martin D Ramirez, Christine L Lynde, Jennifer Galey, Kelly M Bhogadi, Sai Krishna El-Qawaqzeh, Khaled Hosseinpour, Hamidreza Feeling like an imposter: are surgeons holding themselves back? |
title | Feeling like an imposter: are surgeons holding themselves back? |
title_full | Feeling like an imposter: are surgeons holding themselves back? |
title_fullStr | Feeling like an imposter: are surgeons holding themselves back? |
title_full_unstemmed | Feeling like an imposter: are surgeons holding themselves back? |
title_short | Feeling like an imposter: are surgeons holding themselves back? |
title_sort | feeling like an imposter: are surgeons holding themselves back? |
topic | Current Opinion |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10414117/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37575613 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2022-001021 |
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