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The construct of job burn out is a type of stress that is most clearly identified by the symptoms associated with it. People suffering from burn out are characterized by three factors - "(1) emotional exhaustion, (2) depersonalization, and (3) diminished personal ....

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.... burn out is best known for occurring among professionals, such as lawyers, nurses and doctors, who often spend large amounts of time in close, and sometimes highly emotional, contact with their clients (Schaufeli & Buunk, 1996). In some workplace situations people do not have all the resources they need, such as time, to do the job as well as they would like. If the employee has a high level of emotional involvement with the job this situation can lead to job burn out; the person is frustrated because they would like to do a better job but they are unable to. Schaufeli and Buunk (1996) clarify the difference, between the general term stress and th ....