Syndrome of emotional burnout

Syndrome of emotional burnout or CMEA is expressed in the reaction of the human body to long-term stresses arising in the professional field.

In the case of the CMEA, a psychological protection mechanism is developed by the individual, and this is expressed in the form of complete or partially lost emotions - a stereotype of professional conduct. The very process of "burnout" allows you to economize energy resources, but often it interferes with professional activities. CMEA can also be called professional burnout, and this makes it possible to consider this phenomenon as a deformation of a person under the pressure of professional stresses.

The prevalence of the syndrome of emotional burnout

The phenomenon of CMEA is most often found in medical workers, teachers, law enforcement officials, criminal procedure and MES, psychologists and social workers. In this environment, the CMEA percentage can reach 70% of the total number of employees and manifest itself in a pronounced form of emotional exhaustion, as well as psycho-vegetative and psychosomatic disorders.

Etiology

The main cause of the syndrome is mental and psychological overwork. The state of human equilibrium is disrupted in the case of long-term prevalence of requirements, both external and internal, over the same resources.

The changes occurring in a person's emotional balance are related to the types of professional activity, where responsibility for the health, life and destiny of people is necessary. Long-term stress affects the psyche of workers, and causes these changes. The development of CMEA is promoted by professional stressors, such as working in a strictly established schedule and a strong emotional saturation of acts of interaction. For example, law enforcement officers have a constant and lasting communication with criminals, which in themselves are already a negative phenomenon.

The basis of the CMEA is workplace stress, arising from the contradictions between the individual and the requirements that are presented to her.

Factors contributing to "burnout":

• High workload;
• Insufficient remuneration:
• Lack of social support;
• Fear of penalties;
• Lack of ability to make decisions;
• Indeterminate tasks in the work;
• Uniform unpromising activity;
• Restrictions on compensatory holidays and holidays.

Personal features that cause CMEA:

• Overestimated self-control;
• Level of emotional lability;
• Analysis of the motives of their behavior;
• Propensity for anxiety and depression.

The personality of an individual has a stable and integral structure, and it is inherent to defend against damage. CMEA is one of the types of such protection.

CMEA - its diagnosis

There are hundreds of symptoms associated with CMEA.For example, the syndrome of chronic fatigue depends on the conditions of professional activity, but this can become the cause of CMEA.But if chronic fatigue is expressed in a decrease in working capacity, muscle pain, sleep disturbance, decreased mental activity and impaired concentration, then CMEA in this case will manifest itself as a constantly elevated temperature and sore throat. This should be taken into account when diagnosing.

The main features of the CMEA

• The period of increased activity causes exhaustion - a feeling of exhaustion of physical and emotional resources and a constant sense of fatigue;
• Personality detachment - a person ceases to worry almost everything that is associated with professional activities;
• Awareness of the loss of self-efficacy, a decrease in self-esteem - there is no vision of the prospects in the profession, the lack of job satisfaction and the loss of faith in their capabilities.

CMEA is a combination of emotional, physical and cognitive exhaustion, where the main factor is emotional exhaustion.

Key groups of symptoms characterizing CMEA

• Physical - physical exhaustion and fatigue, chronic fatigue, changes in body weight, insomnia, shortness of breath and shortness of breath, nausea, sweating, blood pressure jumps, cardiovascular diseases, skin inflammation;
• Emotional - pessimism, lack of emotions, indifference, feelings of hopelessness, anxiety, depression, irritability, feelings of guilt and loneliness, irrational anxiety;
• Behavioral - in the process of work, a desire to relax, a desire to take dope in the form of alcohol, tobacco and drugs, jumps of emotional behavior;
• Social - lack of social activity( all contacts only at work), loss of interest in leisure, a sense of personal isolation, a sense of lack of moral support in the family, friends and colleagues;
• Intellectual state - lack of interest in new achievements in work, boredom, apathy, longing, falling interest in life, unwillingness to actively participate in development( trainings, seminars).

CMEA is a pronounced combination of symptoms of a disorder in the somatic, mental and social life.

Preventive measures and treatment of the emotional burnout syndrome

Prevention and treatment of CMEA are similar in many respects and are called upon to perform similar functions - to remove working tension, to increase professional motivation and to balance the balance between efforts and the resulting reward. In the manifestation of CMEA signs, first of all, they pay attention to the quality of working conditions, to the relationships in the work collective and to personal reactions.

In the fight against CMEA, the main role is assigned directly to the patient, following the necessary recommendations, he will be able to stop the appearance of CMEA, and, if available, prevent it from reaching a high degree.

Recommendations for combating CMEA

• Establishing long-term and short-term goals to provide feedback to the patient is to convince him of the correctness of his path and to improve his self-education;
• Application of "time-outs" - rest from work, to establish mental and physical balance;
• Ability to use the skills of self-regulation - relaxation, positive inner speech and goal setting - this will reduce the level of stress leading to burnout;
• Professional development - information exchange at a professional level with employees of related services, for sensation of a wide world around, it can be advanced training courses, symposia and conferences;
• Avoiding unnecessary competition - when striving for a win, do not generate anxiety and aggression, it is better to revise the goals;
• Emotional communication is the analysis of one's own feelings and the announcement of results to others, which will reduce the possibility of burning out or make it less obvious;
• A good physical shape - the body and mind are tightly connected and when the physical form is lost( alcohol and tobacco abuse, improper diet and weight problems), symptoms of CMEA begin to manifest.

In order to avoid the manifestation of the emotional burnout syndrome, it is necessary to take preventive measures - deliberately distribute their loads, be able to switch from professional work to rest, calmly treat working conflicts and not try to become the best in everything and always.