Professional Burnout Index

Yes  No

• Do you feel that anything extra asked of you is an imposition?
• Has work /school become boring and marked by sameness and routine?
• Do you question whether your (future) profession is really right for you?
• Do you find yourself complaining about work and focusing or negative aspects of it?
• Do you feel your professional skills are stagnating and that you have stopped growing professionally?
• Is each day approached with a sense of reluctance and motivation to just "get through" another day?
• Have there been emotional outbursts at home or at work in response to work frustrations?
• Is it more difficult for you to retain perspective on petty slights or "office politics"?
• Do you respond to others (friends/co-workers/subordinates) with a formula or standard approach instead of an individualized plan?
• At home are you preoccupied with worries or concerns about work with less ability to disengage yourself from them?
• Are you spending less (or more) time at work but finding that you accomplish less and less?
• Have you come to believe that trying to change people or institutions is futile no matter what you do?
• At work/school are you more or less going through the motions with less personal involvement and little real commitment?
• No matter how much sleep you get, are you always feeling somewhat tired at work/school?
• Do you find it more and more difficult to organize or structure your work and to keep "on top" of things?
• Do you increasingly resent constantly giving to others without receiving enough support yourself at work?
• Has your self-esteem diminished because of the changes you see in yourself?
• Do you use more intoxicants (alcohol, tranquilizers, marijuana) as a way to cope with pressures that you used to?
• Do you rely on administrative policy excessively in decision - making rather than creative problem - solving or teamwork?
• Do you increasingly avoid or minimize contact with others who need you or who request help from you?