Lifeline Booklet 2021 Specific to S3

Recognise

signs and behaviour

WHAT IS BURNOUT? Burn-out is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. It is characterized 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. Burn-out refers specifically to phenomena in the occupational context and should not be applied to describe experiences in other areas of life. However, burnout does not necessarily mean that our view of the world has been changed, or that we have lost the ability to feel compassion for others.

Burnout is caused by untreated stress.

Burnout is a term that has been used since the early 1980s to describe the physical and emotional exhaustion that workers can experience when they have low job satisfaction and feel powerless and overwhelmed at work.

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