The concept of staff burn‐out is explored in terms of the physical signs and the behavioral indicators. there is a discussion of how the cognitive, the judgmental as well as the emotional factors are intruded upon once the process is in motion.. Occupational burnout is thought to result from long-term, unresolvable, job stress. in 1974, herbert freudenberger became the first researcher to publish in a psychology-related journal a paper that used the term burnout.the paper was based on his observations of the volunteer staff (including himself) at a free clinic for drug addicts. he characterized burnout by a set of symptoms that. Abstract: burnout among nurses is well documented in literature. precursors of burnout such as time pressure need further study for better understanding. in jordan literature, studies regarding time pressure and burnout among jordanian nurses are scarce..
Devised by freudenberger (1974), burnout is taken to mean a certain kind of ongoing 'demoralization, disenchantment and disillusionment' which is said to be prevalent among the majority of workers. Burnout: 35 years of research and practice wilmar b. schaufeli utrecht university, utrecht, the netherlands freudenberger (1974) borrowed the not unimportantly, freudenberger himself fell victim to burnout twice, which increased his credibility in spreading the message of burnout.. .
