SELF TEST FOR BURNOUT

 

 

FOLLOWING IS A SELF-DIAGNOSED TEST FOR BURNOUT.  YOU CAN COMPUTE YOUR BURNOUT SCORE BY RATING EACH ITEM USING THE SCALE.  WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED, ADD YOU TOTAL A PLACE IT ON THE CONTINUUM.

 

HOW OFTEN DO YOU HAVE THE FOLLOWING EXPERIENCES? (use the following scale)

          1-Never | 2-Once or Twice | 3-Rarely | 4-Sometimes | 5- Often | 6-Usually | 7-Always
_____ Feel Anxious                                             _____ Feel Rundown

_____ Disillusioned                                             _____ Feel Tired

_____ Feel Depressed                                       _____ Feel Trapped

_____ Emotionally exhausted                            _____ Feel Troubled

_____ Feel Hopeless                                          _____ Feel Unhappy

_____ Physically Exhausted                               _____ Feel Weary

_____ Feel Rejected                                           _____ Feel Weak and Helpless

_____ Resentful about people                           _____ Feel worthless

_____ Feel rejected                                           _____ Feel "wiped out"

 If your total score is:

         0                         25                         50                          75                         100                      126+

Vitality                               Consider               Burnout . . . . . . . . Changes Necessary . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

If your score is under 40, you are doing well.  You may want to go over your scores to be sure you have been honet in you answers.

If your score is between 40 and 65, you may want to examine your work and life to evaluate your priorities and consider changes.  If your score is above 65, you are experiencing burnout.  You need to take action to diminish your level of stress.

A score above 90 indicates an acute state of burnout and you need to take steps immediately to find appropriate relief.