BURNOUT

About:

• Definition:
  • Burn-out is defined as “a syndrome conceptualised as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.”
    
    
  • It refers specifically to phenomena in the occupational context and should not be applied to describe experiences in other areas of life.
    
    
  
  
  
• Three dimensions: The syndrome was characterised by three dimensions –
  • Feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion;
    
    
  • Increased mental distance from one's job, or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to one's job; and
    
    
  • Reduced professional efficacy.