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psy440KottlerCh9
psy440KottlerCh9 Bordom and Burnout
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Threats to therapists | abused by clients; incompetent/negligent supervisors; failures; poor choices; cheated; lied to; shamed; shocked; attacked |
| Symptoms of therapists | compassion fatigue; vicarious trauma; nightmares; insomnia; doubts |
| Boredom | loss of motivation and energy |
| enui/tedium versus | losss of interest/momentum |
| boredom symptoms | slowed time; monotonous; predictable; pointlessness; restlessness; low drive/motivation/meaning |
| Exercise and relaxation for | optimal performance |
| bored therapist activities | clock watching, use of mobile devices |
| Stop self | criticism |
| Evolve style to | keep fresh; change patient type (riveting vs boring clients) |
| Bored are reluctant to take | risks; do minimum; avoid confrontation |
| antidotes to boredom | focus on uniqueness of each case; client individuality; opportunity for growth; breathing; posture; love client |
| rustout | slow process eating you |
| compassion fatigue yields | cynicism; emotional exhaustion; dissatisfacion |
| therapists in burnout don't | talk about work, return messages or keep up with paperwork |
| Burned out therapists may use | drugs, shop, over react, |
| causes of burnout include life transitions | trauma; poor leadership, low support, repetive work, chaotic organization, toxic cultue, time pressure, racism |
| illusion of power may make the therapist | try too hard, over identify with client |
| therapists can respond to burnout by getting | supervision, personal therapy, acknowledging it, change therapy, teach |
| therapists should seek | enthusiastic coleagues, apply lessons to self, take risks, react, play, embrace challenges, skills |