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Personality & Identity

Imposter Syndrome Test

Do you secretly feel like a fraud?

Based on: Adapted from the Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale.

Answer how true each statement is for you. Nothing you enter is saved or linked to you.

This is a screening tool, not a diagnosis. Results are for self-reflection only. Only a licensed professional can diagnose a condition.

01I often succeed but fear I won't be able to do it again.

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02I credit my success to luck or timing rather than my ability.

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03I'm afraid people will find out I'm not as capable as they think.

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04I downplay or dismiss my achievements.

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05I compare myself unfavorably to the people around me.

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06Praise makes me uncomfortable or feels undeserved.

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07I set very high standards and feel like a failure when I miss them.

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08I worry I've somehow fooled everyone into overestimating me.

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09I avoid new challenges for fear of being exposed as a fraud.

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10Even clear evidence of my competence doesn't fully convince me.

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