"Burnout is best understood as a work-related psychological syndrome arising from sustained emotional and interpersonal strain. It has three core components: emotional exhaustion, characterized by chronic affective depletion; depersonalization, in which work becomes alienating and psychologically distancing rather than engaging; and reduced professional efficacy, marked by declining confidence, poorer self-appraisals, and a loss of self-worth. Importantly, burnout is not the same as stress. Rather, it is a pattern of responses to work stressors, and can also be distinguished from depression by its work-specific context."
"I have become more cynical or negative about my job. I feel detached or emotionally distant from my work. I am less interested in what my job means or contributes. I find myself being more irritable, blunt, or indifferent with colleagues or clients. I feel that I am not accomplishing worthwhile things at work. I doubt my effectiveness or competence more than I used to. I feel less confident in my ability to handle my job well."
Burnout is a work-related psychological syndrome that arises from sustained emotional and interpersonal strain. It comprises three core components: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced professional efficacy. Emotional exhaustion involves chronic affective depletion and lack of energy. Depersonalization involves psychological distancing, cynicism, and detachment from work and people. Reduced professional efficacy includes declining confidence, poorer self-appraisals, and perceived lack of impact. Burnout is a patterned response to work stressors distinct from general stress and separate from depression by its work-specific context. Assessment relies primarily on self-report psychometric questionnaires and symptom checklists targeting the three components.
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