Exam Preview for 2076: Burnout Among Mental Health Professionals: A

Burnout Among Mental Health Professionals: A Sociological Perspective

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1. Which of the following is not typically a symptom of burnout? intense bursts of energy emotional exhaustion feelings of ineffectiveness “not caring” about patients
2. Approximately how prevalent is burnout among mental health professionals? less than 1 in 100 between 1 in 5 and 4 in 5 1 in 10 10 in 10
3. What is role strain? allostatic load conflict between social roles physiological stress on-the-job personal reflection on work role
4. What is a structural factor? an individual factor an evidenced-based factor a societal-level factor an epigenetic factor
5. Which of the following is an individual level factor in burnout among mental health professionals? workload pay public scrutiny past trauma
6. Which of the following is an organizational level factor in burnout among mental health professionals? mental health history mindfulness workload coping
7. Why do many organizational and individual-level interventions to reduce burnout fail? they don’t take into consideration economic and social factors there aren’t interventions for burnout yet they are never funded they do not address individual or organizational factors
8. What is an example of a socio-political factor? social stress burnout organizational leadership cultural values
9. What does “salutogenic” refer to? health promoting factors harm originating from healthcare positive self-talk a helping profession
10. What does the evidence suggest might improve burnout? agency in implementing boundaries steadily increasing workload reducing decision-making among middle managers increasing administrative pay over time