Herbert j. freudenberger (1926–1999) was a jewish, german-born american psychologist.though freudenberger had many jobs in his life, including practitioner, editor, theoretician, and author, his most significant contribution is in the understanding and treatment of stress, burnout, and substance abuse.. Occupational burnout is thought to result from long-term, unresolvable, job stress. in 1974, herbert freudenberger became the first researcher to publish in a psychology-related journal a paper that used the term burnout.the paper was based on his observations of the volunteer staff (including himself) at a free clinic for drug addicts. he characterized burnout by a set of symptoms that. Freudenberger, burnout is characterized by physical symp-toms such as exhaustion, fatigue, frequent headaches and gastrointestinal disorders, sleeplessness, and shortness of breath. behavioral signs include frustration, anger, a suspi-cious attitude, a feeling of omnipotence or overconfidence,.
Pdf | job burnout has long been recognized as a problem that leaves once-enthusiastic professionals feeling drained, cynical, and ineffective. this article proposes two new approaches to the. The term “burnout” is a relatively new term, first coined in 1974 by herbert freudenberger, in his book, burnout: the high cost of high achievement. he originally defined burnout as, “the extinction of motivation or incentive, especially where one's devotion to a cause or relationship fails to produce the desired results.”. Burnout: 35 years of research and practice wilmar b. schaufeli utrecht university, utrecht, the netherlands freudenberger (1974) borrowed the not unimportantly, freudenberger himself fell victim to burnout twice, which increased his credibility in spreading the message of burnout..
