The impostor syndrome, sometimes called impostor phenomenon or fraud syndrome, is a psychological phenomenon in which people are unable to internalize their accomplishments. The term was coined by clinical psychologists Pauline Clance and Suzanne Imes in 1978.
Despite external evidence of their competence, those with the syndrome remain convinced that they are frauds and do not deserve the success they have achieved. Proof of success is dismissed as luck, timing, or as a result of deceiving others into thinking they are more intelligent and competent than they believe themselves to be.
The impostor syndrome, in which competent people find it impossible to believe in their own competence, can be viewed as complementary to the Dunning–Kruger effect, in which incompetent people find it impossible to believe in their own incompetence.
Feel like you might suffer from Impostor Syndrome? Take this test to see! Here are a few example questions. All of the questions are rated on a 1-5 scale, with 1 being “not at all true” and 5 being “very true.”
- I have often succeeded on a test or task even though I was afraid that I would not do well before I undertook the task.
- I can give the impression that I’m more competent than I really am.
- When people praise me for something I’ve accomplished, I’m afraid I won’t be able to live up to their expectations of me in the future.
- I rarely do a project or task as well as I’d like to do it.
- It’s hard for me to accept compliments or praise about my intelligence or accomplishments.
Psychology and Science Summer Reading List 2012
I had a few questions asking for psychology and general science book recommendations for summer reading lists. I started to put together a list of books that I have read, but I thought why not put it to all the psychology and science fanatics on tumblr for a more complete and fantastic list of books to check out this summer.
So I’m putting it back on you, tumblrs and tumblerettes. Please submit, ask, or even reply with any book from psychology, sociology, philosophy, criminology, anthropology, neuroscience, astronomy, physics, paleontology, astrophysics, biology, biochemistry, anatomy, geology, political science, zoology, technology, epistemology, meteorology, medicine, botany, mathematics, chemistry, cosmology, forensic science, general science, or any other field of science that I didn’t list off.
I am confident that all of our accomplished researchers and scientists, along with all of the budding scholars can put together an amazing and thorough list that everyone can look to for summer reading material. I’ll give it a week, and then I will compile everyone’s suggestions into a complete list.Or you can just ignore this, but I will be rebloggoing this over and over again, so just submit!
Image credit: Bibliophile: A lover and collector of books. (by eRachel11)
SUBMIT YOUR FAVORITE PSYCHOLOGY OR SCIENCE BOOKS!
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During development, sensory nerves (shown in red) form the connections between taste buds (also shown in red) and the rest of the nervous system. Later, taste information is carried along these nerves to the brain.
Credit: Courtesy, with permission: Liqun Ma, et al., The Journal of Neuroscience 2009, 29(11): 3354–3364.
Takes a little of erotic nature of tongues away, no?
Marmosets, small monkeys in South America, have some brain structures more similar to those of humans than rodents. Studies of marmosets may help us understand the evolution of brain development and function. In a study published in The Journal of Neuroscience, a group of researchers in Japan recently compared marmoset and mouse brains. They examined different gene activity patterns in the marmoset brains (above) to determine the animals’ usefulness for studies of higher cognitive abilities, such as language and attention.
Reference:
The Journal of Neuroscience, 11 April 2012, 32(15): 5039-5053; doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4788-11.2012
Great new site too, you must check it out.
1. Sticker price is the full price colleges list in their brochures and on their websites.
2. Net price is the price students actually pay. Net price accounts for the fact that many students receive grants or scholarships. So it can be considerably lower than sticker price.
Quick example. Say you go to a school where the sticker price is $25,000 a year. You get a $10,000-a-year grant. The net price for you — the part you have to pay for through loans, work and family contributions — is $15,000 a year.
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Neuroscientist Bradley Voytek’s response when challenged at a conference by panelists suggesting that his research was “data rich, but theory poor.”
Not only is this a very clever response, but it highlights the major crux of neuroscience at the moment. This is probably the best response that I have seen on the issue.
Psychology and Science Summer Reading List 2012
I had a few questions asking for psychology and general science book recommendations for summer reading lists. I started to put together a list of books that I have read, but I thought why not put it to all the psychology and science fanatics on tumblr for a more complete and fantastic list of books to check out this summer.
So I’m putting it back on you, tumblrs and tumblerettes. Please submit, ask, or even reply with any book from psychology, sociology, philosophy, criminology, anthropology, neuroscience, astronomy, physics, paleontology, astrophysics, biology, biochemistry, anatomy, geology, political science, zoology, technology, epistemology, meteorology, medicine, botany, mathematics, chemistry, cosmology, forensic science, general science, or any other field of science that I didn’t list off.
I am confident that all of our accomplished researchers and scientists, along with all of the budding scholars can put together an amazing and thorough list that everyone can look to for summer reading material. I’ll give it a week, and then I will compile everyone’s suggestions into a complete list.Or you can just ignore this, but I will be rebloggoing this over and over again, so just submit!
Image credit: Bibliophile: A lover and collector of books. (by eRachel11)
What’s worse library behavior: watching porn or stabbing someone?
These are pressing issues, people.
Psychology and Science Summer Reading List 2012
I had a few questions asking for psychology and general science book recommendations for summer reading lists. I started to put together a list of books that I have read, but I thought why not put it to all the psychology and science fanatics on tumblr for a more complete and fantastic list of books to check out this summer.
So I’m putting it back on you, tumblrs and tumblerettes. Please submit, ask, or even reply with any book from psychology, sociology, philosophy, criminology, anthropology, neuroscience, astronomy, physics, paleontology, astrophysics, biology, biochemistry, anatomy, geology, political science, zoology, technology, epistemology, meteorology, medicine, botany, mathematics, chemistry, cosmology, forensic science, general science, or any other field of science that I didn’t list off.
I am confident that all of our accomplished researchers and scientists, along with all of the budding scholars can put together an amazing and thorough list that everyone can look to for summer reading material. I’ll give it a week, and then I will compile everyone’s suggestions into a complete list.
Or you can just ignore this, but I will be rebloggoing this over and over again, so just submit!
Image credit: Bibliophile: A lover and collector of books. (by eRachel11)
This happened.
Dr. Robert Spitzer was a pretty prominent advocate for removing homosexuality from the DSM decades ago. He began studying reparative therapy and published his controversial study, which claimed that reparative therapy could be successful for “highly motivated” individuals that wanted to covert from homosexuality to heterosexuality. Years later, he know regrets his actions and is now aplogizing.
I believe I owe the gay community an apology for my study making unproven claims of the efficacy of reparative therapy. I also apologize to any gay person who wasted time and energy undergoing some form of reparative therapy because they believed that I had proven that reparative therapy works with some “highly motivated” individuals.
It is interesting to note that the original article was only published on the grounds that the publisher was going to print commentaries from other psychologists that opposed his “study.” The original study was full of experimental flaws and Dr. Spitzer made some curious assumptions and conclusions from his study.
One note: the NYTimes article linked above claims that “Dr. Spitzer could not control how his study was interpreted by everyone,” and while this is inherently true, all researchers have and obligation to ensure that their study is interpreted appropriately and have a duty to publicly correct any misinterpretations that may arise from their work. He declined to do so.
Read the draft of apology here.
Greg Dunn paints neurons for a living (and also is working on his doctorate in neuroscience from Penn, no big deal). His affinity for asian-inspired art and passion for neuroscience led him to create these wonderful images.
I reblogged a few of these a while back, but I found these with better quality and wanted to highlight my favorite ones.
Can I have these in my home?
USA.gov: Take Care of Your Mental Well-Being This Month
Mental health is just as important to your overall health as your physical well-being. Good mental health leads to a productive and well-balanced life.
May is Mental Health Month, an annual observance to remind people to take the time to take care for themselves mentally, not just physically.
Emotional stress can cause negative feelings and behavior, and in the long term, can have serious effects on someone’s life.
Mental health problems are some of the most often neglected, either because people don’t realize the impact emotional stress is having on their lives or they are simply too embarrassed to ask for help.
If you are experiencing emotional stress, you may be able to improve your overall quality of life by seeking treatment from a qualified professional. Find a mental health service provider near you.
If you, or someone you know, is in suicidal crisis or emotional distress, call 1.800.273.TALK (1.800.273.8255).
I like it when USA.gov puts out useful PSAs.
“Mental health is just as important to your overall health as your physical well-being. Good mental health leads to a productive and well-balanced life.”
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1. Trichotillomania is where the sufferer is overcome by the powerful urge to pull out their own hair. This is includes eyelashes, scalp and facial hair, and even pubic hair. Where the person also consumes the hair, it can lead to something called “Rapunzel Syndrome” (intestinal problems…
For the past 10 years, Waschbusch has been studying “callous-unemotional” children — those who exhibit a distinctive lack of affect, remorse or empathy — and who are considered at risk of becoming psychopaths as adults. To evaluate children, Waschbusch uses a combination of psychological exams and teacher- and family-rating scales, including the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits, the Child Psychopathy Scale and a modified version of the Antisocial Process Screening Device — all tools designed to measure the cold, predatory conduct most closely associated with adult psychopathy. (The terms “sociopath” and “psychopath” are essentially identical.)
Currently, there is no standard test for psychopathy in children, but a growing number of psychologists believe that psychopathy, like autism, is a distinct neurological condition — one that can be identified in children as young as 5. Crucial to this diagnosis are callous-unemotional traits, which most researchers now believe distinguish “fledgling psychopaths” from children with ordinary conduct disorder, who are also impulsive and hard to control and exhibit hostile or violent behavior. According to some studies, roughly one-third of children with severe behavioral problems also test above normal on callous-unemotional traits.
Interesting article that touches on a few major, MAJOR, issues in child psychopathology. How early is too early to diagnose a child? What are the negative implications of labeling a child a psychopath? Should the term psychopath even be used to describe these individuals that are non-violent?
