The Definition of Burnout with an Emphasis on the Profession of University Teacher

• Authors: Lucie Dvoráková , Barbora Putová

Abstracts

EN

This study deals with burnout as a multifactor phenomenon, which is a state of complete mental, somatic, cognitive, and behavioral exhaustion. The aim is to provide an analysis of burnout, its causes, symptoms, developmental stage, and diagnostic methods. The study reported burnout as one of the manifestations of the contemporary developed, hurried, and consumer society, which is characterized by an increased pace of life and ever-growing economic and social demands. The first part of the analysis found burnout on a general level and in specific the profession of a university teacher. The first part of the study focuses on the characteristics of burnout, its reasons and various influencing variables, as well as the most vulnerable individuals. Another part of the study presents the different stages of burnout, which differ in various stages of development. In the next section, burnout relative to the profession of university teacher, which is characterized by specific forms and load requirements, is presented. At the conclusion of the study, the prevention of burnout, which should take place on a personal, organizational, and work level, is taken into account. Attention is drawn to the methods of diagnosing burnout. In essence, the study provides a comprehensive presentation of burnout, which creates potential and increasing threats to the form of the individual. The aim of the study was to develop a systematic approach to look at burnout as a gradual process with a set of cumulative and interrelated symptoms.

Keywords

EN

burnout; stress; profession of university teacher; mental state; exhaustion

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: Kultura i Edukacja
• Year: 2012
• Issue: 6(92)
• Pages: 81-108

Dates

published

2012

Contributors

author

Lucie Dvoráková

• Charles University in Prague

author

Barbora Putová

• Charles University in Prague

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/kie.2012.06.05

Biblioteka Nauki

27311609