BURNOUT Flashcards
COMPASSION
A COGNITIVE, AFFECTIVE, AND BEHAVIORAL PROCESS:
1) RECOGNIZING SUFFERING
2) UNDERSTANDING THE UNIVERSALITY OF SUFFERING IN HUMAN EXPERIENCE
3) EMOTIONAL RESONANCE
4) TOLERATING UNCOMFORTABLE FEELINGS AROUSED IN RESPONSE TO THE SUFFERING PERSON (E.G. DISTRESS, ANGER, FEAR)…REMAINING OPEN TO AND ACCEPTING OF THE PERSON SUFFERING
5) MOTIVATION TO ACT/ACTING TO ALLEVIATE SUFFERING
compassion in healthcare
patients who
consistently identify compassion as a central feature of their overall experience of
healthcare
greater attention needs to focus on addressing the growing theory-practice gap
BURNOUT
ORGANIZATIONAL HAZARD
- SLOWER PROGRESSION
- CONSEQUENCE OF UNRELENTING STRESSORS IN THE WORKPLACE
COMPASSION FATIGUE (CF)
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD
- PROGRESSES RAPIDLY (E.G. PANDEMIC!)
- CONSEQUENCE OF WORKING WITH PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE TRAUMA
EXCESSIVE STIMULI + INSUFFICIENT REGULATION =
RESOURCE DEPLETION
burnout vs compassion fatigue
etiology
burnout: Reactional: response to work or environmental stressors (i.e., staffing, workload, managerial decision making, inadequate supplies or resources)
cf: Relational: consequences of caring for those who are suffering (i.e., inability to change course of painful scenario or trajectory)
burnout vs compassion fatigue
chronology
burnout: Gradual, over time
cf: Sudden, acute onset
burnout vs compassion fatigue
outcomes
burnout: Decreased empathic responses, withdrawal; may leave position or transfer
cf: Continued endurance or ‘giving’ results in an imbalance of empathy and objectivity; may ultimately leave position
PERSONAL DIMENSIONS pf burnout
exhaustion
ineffectiveness
cynicism / detachment
Exhaustion
Emotional exhaustion-
psychological overextension and fatigue
Ineffectiveness
Feelings of low personal accomplishment- feelings of low self-efficacy
Cynicism/detachment
Depersonalization of the patient-
self-defense mechanism of detached concern, become emotionally numb
BURNOUT ENVIRONMENTS
workload mismatch
control mismatch
reward mismatch
community mismatch
fairness mismatch
values mismatch
workload mismatch
taking on too much work
doing the wrong kind of work when lacking necessary skills - causing exhaustion
control mismatch
having responsibility with insufficient authority or power
reward mismatch
insufficient financial compensation, social recognition, or self-acknowledgment or pride in a job well done - causing feels of inefficiancy