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Burnout Assessment

This educational self-reflection tool is anonymous and is not a diagnostic test or substitute for professional medical or mental health care. Phoenix Power does not have access to or interpret your results.

Please answer based on your recent professional experience. If a question does not resonate, you can leave it unanswered.

1. Emotional exhaustion that doesn't improve with rest. The feeling of having nothing else to give.

1. Emotional exhaustion that doesn't improve with rest. The feeling of having nothing else to give.
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2. Cynicism or detachment. A negative, distant, or overly critical attitude.

2. Cynicism or detachment. A negative, distant, or overly critical attitude.
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3. Compassion fatigue. A gradual lessening of the ability to empathize with others.

3. Compassion fatigue. A gradual lessening of the ability to empathize with others.
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4. Forgetfulness, "brain fog", and poor decision-making.

4. Forgetfulness, "brain fog", and poor decision-making.
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5. Hyper-focusing on errors.

5. Hyper-focusing on errors.
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6. Imposter feelings or self-doubt.

6. Imposter feelings or self-doubt.
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7. Decreased job satisfaction.

7. Decreased job satisfaction.
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8. Inefficiency or procrastination.

8. Inefficiency or procrastination.
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9. Overcommitment to activities despite barely having any time left.

9. Overcommitment to activities despite barely having any time left.
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10. Loss of professional pride or joy in accomplishments.

10. Loss of professional pride or joy in accomplishments.
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11. Somatic stress symptoms: fatigue, back, limb, and joint pain, sleeping disturbances, headaches, GI symptoms.

11. Somatic stress symptoms: fatigue, back, limb, and joint pain, sleeping disturbances, headaches, GI symptoms.
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12. Withdrawal from others (colleagues, family, friends).

12. Withdrawal from others (colleagues, family, friends).
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13. Unhealthy coping (alcohol, caffeine, overeating).

13. Unhealthy coping (alcohol, caffeine, overeating).
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14. Irritability or anger outbursts.

14. Irritability or anger outbursts.
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15. Loss of joy in hobbies.

15. Loss of joy in hobbies.
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16. Feeling underappreciated.

16. Feeling underappreciated.
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17. Erosion of personal identity (all you can say about yourself is "I'm a doctor").

17. Erosion of personal identity (all you can say about yourself is "I'm a doctor").
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18. Loss of meaning or purpose.

18. Loss of meaning or purpose.
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