Chapter 21: Care For The Caregiver Flashcards
What is effects of stress compassion fatigue and burnout
Stress is a state of physical mental or emotional tension or strain resulting from adverse or difficult circumstances.
Stressors can be external like environment, social situation or internal like worry depression
Occupational stress is the perception of being unable to cope with an internal or external expectation or demand in the workplace. This can be caused when
Coping resources aren’t matched to level of demand
Coping constrained
Caregiver has consequent negative emotions that demish wellbeing.
Burnout is a syndrome consisting of
! Overwhelming physical and emotional exhaustion.
! Inability to offer psychological support
! Development of a negative self concept
! Sense of ineffectiveness and lack of personal accomplishments
! Negative job attitude
! Feelings of cynicism and detachment from the job
! Depersonalisation which refers to the process where caregiver feel so overwhelmed that they have feelings of apathy towards patients and simply don’t care about them.
What is compassion fatigue
Also known as secondary traumatisation which means caregiver is experiencing emotional strain due to expose to suffering of patients. Symptoms include decline in wellbeing, depression sleep disturbances loss of self worth despair and sense of hopelessness
What factors are associated with the aids field
Overwhelming nature of disease like it’s severity and intensity.
Conditions of extreme poverty
Over involvement over identification and boundaries
Grief and bereavement overload
Stigmatisation and secrecy surrounding HIV and AIDS
Lack of social and emotional support
Frustration with patients
Professional and role issue
What are the strategies to prevent occupational burnout
A supportive working environment
Professional supervision and mentoring
Emotional support and therapeutic counseling
Stress reduction and coping skills
Ongoing training
