Burnout for Experts Prevention in the Context of Living and Working /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bh̃rer-Kohler, Sabine. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Philosophy (General).; Psychiatry.; Social work.; Psychology, clinical.; Psychology.; Health Psychology.; Social Work.; Psychology, general.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4391-9

Wherever people are working, there is some type of stress<U+0014>and where there is stress, there is the risk of burnout. It is widespread, the subject of numerous studies in the U.S. and abroad. It is also costly, both to individuals in the form of sick days, lost wages, and emotional exhaust...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Burnout syndrome in an international context
• 3. Burnout: history of a phenomenon
• 4. Burnout symptoms and cycles: comparison with psychiatric disorders
• 5. Symptom overlap in burnout: implications for treatment
• 6. Impact of burnout on physical and mental health
• 7. Gender aspects of burnout
• 8. Risk factors for burnout
• 9. Burnout, self-esteem, and negative affectivity in the workplace: the mediating role of organizational identity in times of job uncertainty
• 10. Emotional exhaustion and psychosocial work factors influencing burnout
• 11. The burnout examination
• 12. Burnout prevention and communication: effective treatment strategies
• 13. Burnout and active coping of emotional resilience
• 14. Burnout interventions
• 15. Conclusion.