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Burnout in Social Work Practice: Causes, Prevention, and How to Work Through It!

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1.  Burnout is defined as:
  1. Emotional, physical, mental exhaustion caused by prolonged stress
  2. Being overwhelmed
  3. Depression
  4. Low self esteem
2.  _____________ Personality can be a risk factor and cause of burnout.
  1. Easy going
  2. Type B
  3. Type A
  4. Borderline
3.  The first stage of Burnout is:
  1. Chronic Stress
  2. Balancing Act
  3. Honeymoon Phase
  4. Overracting
4.  An internal risk factor for causing burnout is:
  1. Lack of supervision
  2. Always wanting to please people and suppressing your own needs
  3. Time pressure
  4. Lack of team support
5.  Guided imagery, body scan, and progressive relaxation are all examples of:
  1. Distress tolerance
  2. Coping skills
  3. Attachment
  4. Mindfulness
6.  An external risk factor for burnout is:
  1. Increased responsibility
  2. Laziness
  3. Type A personality
  4. People pleasing
7.  Physical symptoms of burnout include:
  1. Type A personality and perfectionists
  2. Withdrawing , procrastination, drinking too much
  3. Change in appetite, sleep, headaches, muscle pain, feeling drainedor tired, frequent illness
  4. Low motivation, helplessness, detachment
8.  Reframing, decatastrophizing, and socratic questioning are all examples of:
  1. Depth therapy
  2. EMDR
  3. Mindfulness
  4. CBT
9.  The three stages of Polyvagal Theory are:
  1. Stop, Drop, Roll
  2. Fight, Flight, Freeze
  3. Fear, Fawn, Fight
  4. Flight, Stop, Freeze
10.  Although burnout and depression are similar, burnout symptoms DO NOT include:
  1. Extreme exhaustion
  2. Feeling down
  3. Suicidal thoughts
  4. Reduced performance

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