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Compassion fatigue

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Compassion fatigue is emotional and physical exhaustion that reduces the capacity for empathy in people repeatedly exposed to others’ suffering or trauma.
Contents
  1. 1. Overview
  2. 2. Frequently asked questions
  3. 3. References

Overview

Coined by nurse Joinson (1992) and developed by Figley (1995) as secondary traumatic stress. Unlike burnout, which stems from workload, it arises from exposure to others’ trauma. Stamm’s ProQOL measures compassion satisfaction, burnout and secondary trauma. Supervision, peer support and boundaries help.

Frequently asked questions

Is it caused by too much empathy?
Mainly by unrelieved exposure to suffering.

References

  1. Joinson, C. (1992). Coping with compassion fatigue. Nursing, 22(4), 116–121.
  2. Figley, C. R. (Ed.). (1995). Compassion Fatigue: Coping with Secondary Traumatic Stress Disorder in Those Who Treat the Traumatized. Brunner/Mazel.
  3. Stamm, B. H. (2010). The Concise ProQOL Manual (2nd ed.). ProQOL.org.

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