Burnout is a syndrome from chronic workplace stress, and is not classified as a medical condition.

There are three components: exhaustion, negativity towards one's job, and reduced professional efficiency.

The word was first used in this sense in 1975 by U.S. psychologist Herbert J. Freudenberger (1926–1999) in referring to workers in clinics with heavy caseloads. Burnout is most often observed in professionals who work in service-oriented vocations (e.g., social workers, teachers, correctional officers) and experience chronic high levels of stress.

Anger and Stress Management includes learning strategies to cope more effectively with both anger and stress. This can include mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR), somatic (mind-body) practices, and healthy coping skills.

Narcissistic abuse is a form of abuse from narcissistic behaviors. It can be emotional, psychological, or physical. Narcissistic characteristics can include volatile behaviour, lack of empathy, and aggression. Narcissistic abuse may include gaslighting, constant criticism, humiliation, and coercion.

Signs of narcissistic abuse:

Gaslighting: denying an event that happened, questioning someone's memory, belittling others.

Dishonesty: lying to cover up insecurity.

Controlling: controlling another's actions, finances, interactions because they are insecure and jealous.

Exploitation: exploiting others.

Lack of empathy: do not relate to others.

Belittling or devaluing: the abuser may insult, humiliate, degrade, or belittle others.

Intimidation: aggressive, intimidating, bullying or manipulative behaviour.

Volatile behaviour: aggressive and abusive to others.

Rage: having rage attacks.

Emotional blackmail: an abuser may threaten to harm themselves or others if you leave.

Punishing: seeking revenge or punishment on others.

PTSD is a disorder that results from experiencing a traumatic event, and feeling fear, terror, or helplessness.

The symptoms are characterized by (a) reexperiencing the trauma in painful recollections, flashbacks, or recurrent dreams or nightmares; (b) avoidance of activities or places that recall the traumatic event, as well as diminished responsiveness (emotional anesthesia or numbing), with disinterest in significant activities and with feelings of detachment and estrangement from others; and (c) chronic physiological arousal, leading to such symptoms as an exaggerated startle response, disturbed sleep, difficulty in concentrating or remembering, and guilt about surviving the trauma when others did not (see survivor guilt).

Subtypes are chronic posttraumatic stress disorder and delayed posttraumatic stress disorder. When the symptoms do not last longer than 4 weeks, a diagnosis of acute stress disorder is given instead (APA, 2023).

Trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event like an accident, crime, natural disaster, physical or emotional abuse, neglect, experiencing or witnessing violence, death of a loved one, war, and more. Immediately after the event, shock and denial are typical. Longer-term reactions include unpredictable emotions, flashbacks, strained relationships, and even physical symptoms like headaches or nausea.

While these feelings are normal, some people have difficulty moving on with their lives (APA, 2024).

Trauma examples:

Emotional or physical abuse
Generational family trauma

Natural disasters

Religious abuse

Sudden death

Sexual abuse