Module 1 Knowledge Check

Short-term stress that typically goes away quickly is defined as:

• Acute stress

• Chronic stress

• Cumulative stress

• Compassion fatigue

Long-term stress that seems "never-ending" and can have negative impacts on health is defined as:

• Acute stress

• Chronic stress

• Cumulative stress

• Compassion fatigue

An accumulation of stress that can lead to detrimental effect on one's mental and physical health is defined as:

• Acute stress

• Chronic stress

• Cumulative stress

• Compassion fatigue

_____ mostly affects helping professionals who perform direct care and results from caring for others or for their emotional pain to the extent that you may feel you have "no more empathy to give".

• Acute stress

• Chronic stress

• Cumulative stress

• Compassion fatigue

TRUE or FALSE: Burnout is considered to be a syndrome resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: Burnout is characterized by: 1) feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion ... 2) increased mental distance from one’s job, or feelings of negativity/cynicism towards one's job ... 3) reduced professional efficacy

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), burn-out is included in the 11th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) as an occupational phenomenon. It is not classified as a medical condition.

Burn-out is defined in ICD-11 as: “a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. It is characterized by three dimensions:

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.

Burn-out refers specifically to phenomena in the occupational context and should not be applied to describe experiences in other areas of life.”