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Stress & Burnout

Stress and burnout can negatively impact mental health. Stressors are situations or events that cause pressure and elicit an adaptive response. Common stressors include big life changes, times of uncertainty, and overwhelming responsibilities. Left unmanaged, chronic workplace stress can lead to burnout, a state of emotional exhaustion and cynicism. Developing emotional resilience through stress management techniques can help reduce the negative impacts of stress and burnout on wellbeing.

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Stress & Burnout

Stress and burnout can negatively impact mental health. Stressors are situations or events that cause pressure and elicit an adaptive response. Common stressors include big life changes, times of uncertainty, and overwhelming responsibilities. Left unmanaged, chronic workplace stress can lead to burnout, a state of emotional exhaustion and cynicism. Developing emotional resilience through stress management techniques can help reduce the negative impacts of stress and burnout on wellbeing.

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STRESS & BURNOUT

Mental health at work


A person's mental health is affected by individual factors and
experience, social interactions, the environment, and societal
and cultural norms and expectations.
World Health Organization
Know your stressors & triggers
Situations or events that put pressure on us

Our reaction being placed under pressure

Mind (2017)
Stressor
• A stimulus eliciting a need for adaptation

Physical Social

Mental Environmental
You might feel...

• Irritable, impatient, or aggressive


• Anxious or afraid
• Unable to enjoy
• Depressed
• Like your thoughts are racing
• Worried about your health
You might behave...
• Constantly worrying
• Avoiding situations
• Snapping at people
• Inability to concentrate
• Eating too much or too little
• Smoking or drinking alcohol more
than usual
• Restless
• Being tearful or crying
Physical effects
• Difficulty breathing or chest pains
• Panic attack
• Muscle tension
• Difficulty sleeping
• Being tired all the time
• Headaches
• Indigestion or heartburn
• Constipation or diarrhea
Why do I feel stressed?

Perception of the situation

How you deal with stress

Your experience dealing with pressure


Big changes

Times of uncertainty

Overwhelming responsibilities
Mental health
A state of wellbeing in which every individual
realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the
normal stresses of life, can work productively, and
is able to make contribution to the community.

World Health Organization


Burnout
• An occupational phenomenon
• Not classified as a medical condition
• Resulting from chronic workplace stress
that has not been successfully managed
⚬ Reduced efficacy
⚬ Increased mental distance from job
⚬ Feelings of negativism or cynicism
related to the job
⚬ Feelings of exhaustion
Stress Burnout
• Characterized by over-engagement • Characterized by disengagement
• Emotions are over-reactive • Emotions are blunted
• Produces urgency & hyperactivity • Produces helplessness & hopelessness
• Loss of energy • Loss of motivation, ideals, & hope
• Leads to anxiety disorders • Leads to detachment & depression
• Primary damage is physical • Primary damage is emotional
• May kill you prematurely • May make life seem not worth living
A person's effort to reduce stress
Emotional resilience
Taking steps to look after your wellbeing
and reduce the impact of stress

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