Definitions
The practice of taking action to preserve or improve one's own health.
What is self care?
T OR F
Complaining about my job will help me get through feeling sluggish and hopeless about my work.
False: Although talking with coworkers is encouraged, it is working on our self-care that helps us through.
T OR F
Getting drunk every night helps me with my burnout.
False
Mental, emotional, and physical limits to help put your needs first such a asking for help or delegating.
What are healthy boundaries?
My client states that he sees things and hear things that aren't really there. I respond, "I do to."
What is trying to get out of a NARSUM?
The best part of my day is when I don't have to do my job.
What is a sign of compassion fatigue that is deliberate avoidance?
T OR F The ABCs of mitigating compassion fatigue includes Attention seeking, Burning yourself out, and Chronic stressing over work.
FALSE: The ABCs are Awareness, Balance, and Connection.
A psychological term referring to a general exhaustion and lack of interest or motivation regarding one's work.
What is burnout?
Friends, family, colleagues, and others who can provide support to me after a stressful day at work.
What is a support system?
When I am frustrated, I become short with others and lash out with verbal insults.
What is unhealthy coping mechanism?
Psychological term referring to a general exhaustion and lack of interest or motivation regarding one's work.
What is burnout?
Feeling helpless, decease job satisfaction, feeling numb, feeling overwhelmed, and just inability to feel pleasure.
What are warning signs of compassion fatigue?
I just can't find job satisfaction and have a difficult time not procrastinating at work.
What are symptoms of burnout?
Managing time in ones life to find a happy median with responsibilities.
What is life balance?
It's Monday morning and you just arrive to work from a long holiday weekend and the clinic lobby is full.
What is hating my life?
Term that describes the physical, emotional, and psychological impact of helping others. Has a rapid onset and can be felt after the first experience of absorbing one's traumatic material.
What is Compassion Fatigue?
Ugh, Clients have become an annoyance and I just don't want to talk about work. I just complain a lot about personal and professional life.
What is the withdrawal phase of compassion fatigue?
T OR F
Burnout happens overnight and usually people are aware of the signs.
FALSE: Burnout happens gradually over time as work related attributes such as too much paperwork, lack of resources, and long shifts pile up.
Paying attention to thoughts, feelings, and interactions with others in oneself to gain awareness
What is self-awareness? (mindfulness, journaling, meditation)
It's Friday afternoon and you've been looking forward to your weekend all day. 15 minutes before closing time a pt walks in the clinic in crisis.
What is hiding under your desk?
When individuals in the helping profession are impacted by working with traumatized individuals.
What is vicarious trauma?
I no longer connect with family or colleagues. I have lost my meaning and value in the role I play here at work.
What is the Zombie phase of compassion fatigue?
Honeymoon stage, Stress onset, Chronic stress, Burnout, and Frequent burn out refers to...
What are the 5 stages of burnout?
Millions of people down load these to train the brain to focus in the moment and guide you through meditation.
What are mindfulness apps. Some good examples are ReSound GN, Calm, Headspace etc?
Client continuously shows to sessions without homework and I find myself once again searching for a copy of the "forgotten" homework to help client process during session.
What is when I realize I'm working harder than the client? Or what is being a mom?