Stress management at work

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Total = 50

Score Interpretation

Score	Comment
15-18	No sign of burnout here.
19-32	Little sign of burnout here, unless some factors are particularly severe.
33-49	Be careful – you may be at risk of burnout, particularly if several scores are high.
50-59	You are at severe risk of burnout – do something about this urgently.
60-75	You are at very severe risk of burnout – do something about this urgently

See our article on  Avoiding Burnout   if you think you might be at risk of it. See our article on  Recovering From Burnout   if you think it might already have occurred.

Note:

This tool uses an informal approach to assessing burnout. While it may be intuitively useful, it has not been validated through controlled scientific tests and must therefore not be used as a diagnostic technique. Please, therefore, interpret the results with common sense. Also, make allowances for any recent events that may have a disproportionate influence on your mood at the time you take the test!

If you prefer rigorously validated tests, then the Maslach Burnout Inventory may be useful. This was developed by Christina Maslach, one of the leading researchers in the field of burnout. Copies can be purchased at this  site .

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Warning:

Stress can cause severe health problems and, in extreme cases, death. While these stress management techniques have been shown to have a positive effect on reducing stress, they are for guidance only, and readers should take the advice of suitably qualified health professionals if they have any concerns over stress-related illnesses or if stress is causing significant or persistent unhappiness. Health professionals should also be consulted before any major change in diet or levels of exercise.