Burnout, formally termed occupational burnout, is described by the World Health Organization as a work-related phenomenon resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. It is classified as an occupational phenomenon rather than a medical condition, reflecting sustained exposure to unmanaged stress that arises specifically from a person's working life rather than from other sources of stress.
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Core ClaimBurnout is a syndrome understood as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. 2 First Described Year Classification
Type of Phenomenon Type of PhenomenonSocial or Interpersonal Phenomenon 1 Connections
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1. Occupational burnout (Wikipedia)
History section, first paragraph, sentence beginning In 1974
used the term "burn-out" in his academic paper "Staff Burn-Out."
lead section, phenomenon-kind classification
Social psychologist Christina Maslach and colleagues made clear that burnout does not constitute "a single, one-dimensional phenomenon".
lead section, phenomenon-kind classification, additional value emotional
According to the WHO, symptoms include "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".
View the Source2. WHO: Burn-out an occupational phenomenon, International Classification of Diseases
News release, ICD-11 burn-out paragraphQuote, News release, ICD-11 burn-out paragraph
is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.
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