Burnout Basics
Chronic emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by prolonged stress
What is Burnout?
Headaches, stomach pain, muscle tension are examples of these.
What are physical symptoms of stress?
Deep breathing, walking, and journaling are examples of these.
What are healthy coping skills?
This is what you do when you protect your time or energy by not taking on too much.
What is setting limits or saying no?
Understanding your emotions, thoughts, and stress reactions.
What is self-awareness?
Burnout happens overnight
Insomnia and oversleeping are examples of these.
What are sleep changes caused by stress?
The practice of being present in the moment without judgement.
What is mindfulness?
A personal limit set to protect your mental health.
What is boundary?
People, tasks, or environments that cause stress.
What are stress triggers?
Name one core symptom of burnout
What is exhaustion, detachment, reduced performance, or irritability?
Body, thoughts, and behavior are the three areas affected by this.
What is stress?
A grounding technique that uses all five senses.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 technique?
These help restore focus and prevent overload.
What are breaks?
Thinking about your experiences to understand patterns.
What is reflection?
This is a feeling of being emotionally "checked out" or disconnected from responsibilities.
What is detachment?
Stress does this to your focus and memory.
What is decreased concentration?
Healthy coping supports wellbeing, while this type of coping avoids or harms.
What is unhealthy coping?
Prioritizing tasks and scheduling are examples of these.
What are time management strategies?
Irritability, fatigue, and overwhelm are signs of needing this.
What is rest or a break?
Students, workers, and caregivers are examples of these groups.
What are high-risk populations for burnout?
Anxiety, irritability, and overwhelm are examples of these.
What are emotional symptoms of stress?
This coping skill involves writing down thoughts and emotions to process stress.
What is journaling?
This happens when boundaries are ignored long-term.
What is emotional exhaustion or burnout?
This is noticing your emotions and naming them without judgement.
What is emotional awareness?