id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt www-theguardian-com-3106 ‘Impostor syndrome’ is a pseudo-medical name for a class problem | Class issues | The Guardian .html text/html 1278 109 71 'Impostor syndrome' is a pseudo-medical name for a class problem | Class issues | The Guardian 'Impostor syndrome' is a pseudo-medical name for a class problem But far from being the product of a pathology, what seems more likely is that impostor syndrome is a rather natural reaction of anyone from a working-class, disadvantaged or minority background to the various biases they face on a daily basis. With this in mind, if you're a state school graduate from a working-class background working in the media, then it's understandable if you feel you are an impostor. But every month I see fresh takes in the media on how to overcome the feeling of being an impostor, by ironing out tendencies that diverge from the prescribed, middle-class standards of professionalism, and embodying that same "confidence" taught by private schooling. ./cache/www-theguardian-com-3106.html ./txt/www-theguardian-com-3106.txt