Which term describes a state of dissatisfaction with one's work characterized by excessive distancing from clients, lowered energy, and irritability?

Which term describes a state of dissatisfaction with one's work characterized by excessive distancing from clients, lowered energy, and irritability?

• A. Compassion Fatigue
• B. The Coping Index
• C. Burnout
• D. Culture of addiction

Answer: (C)

Burnout is the state described. When someone experiences chronic workplace stress, they can become emotionally exhausted, start distancing themselves from clients (a form of depersonalization), and feel irritable and low on energy. That combination—dissatisfaction with work plus reduced energy and a protective withdrawal from client interactions—fits burnout best. Compassion fatigue differs in its drive: it stems from sustained exposure to others' trauma and their suffering, leading to reduced empathy and secondary traumatic stress rather than a general dissatisfaction with one’s job. The Coping Index isn’t a standard term for this pattern, and a culture of addiction refers to organizational norms around substance use, not an individual’s burnout state.

Burnout is the state described. When someone experiences chronic workplace stress, they can become emotionally exhausted, start distancing themselves from clients (a form of depersonalization), and feel irritable and low on energy. That combination—dissatisfaction with work plus reduced energy and a protective withdrawal from client interactions—fits burnout best.

Compassion fatigue differs in its drive: it stems from sustained exposure to others' trauma and their suffering, leading to reduced empathy and secondary traumatic stress rather than a general dissatisfaction with one’s job. The Coping Index isn’t a standard term for this pattern, and a culture of addiction refers to organizational norms around substance use, not an individual’s burnout state.