power posing
Assertive body language
Power posing is the practice of adopting expansive, confident body positions—hands on hips, arms spread wide, chest lifted—to boost feelings of confidence and assertiveness.
The concept gained popularity from social psychology research suggesting that holding such poses for two minutes could increase testosterone and reduce stress hormones, though these findings have faced significant challenge.
She did some power posing in the bathroom before her job interview.
- kinesicsStudy of gesture meaning
- nonverbal communicationWordless transmission of meaning
- self-esteemOne's sense of worth
- pseudoscienceBogus methodology posing as factual
- charismaMagnetic personal appeal
gesture · confidence · fake it · public speaking · job interview · assertiveness · stance · dominance · alpha male · self-efficacy · mindset · scientific rigor · authority · persuasion · skepticism · facial expressions · self-awareness · peer review
power posingshrinking
Decreasing in dimension
cowering · submissive posture · slouching · hunching · curling up
power posinglearned helplessness
Trauma-induced belief in powerlessness
catastrophizing · defeatism · self-sabotage · withdrawal · disempowerment
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