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COMPASSION FATIGUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-11-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mental health and hygiene
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- empathic strain
1, record 1, English, empathic%20strain
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- compassion fatigue 2, record 1, English, compassion%20fatigue
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Compassion fatigue, now more commonly referred to as empathic strain ... refers to the profound emotional and physical exhaustion that helping professionals and caregivers can develop over the course of their career as helpers. 1, record 1, English, - empathic%20strain
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hygiène et santé mentales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- usure de compassion
1, record 1, French, usure%20de%20compassion
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'usure de compassion correspond à ce qui est vécu quand aider les autres entraîne des compromis dans notre bien-être. Cette fatigue est tributaire des conditions de travail, du type de travail et de la personnalité du travailleur. 2, record 1, French, - usure%20de%20compassion
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Higiene y salud mental
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- desgaste por empatía
1, record 1, Spanish, desgaste%20por%20empat%C3%ADa
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El desgaste por empatía es la consecuencia natural, predecible, tratable y prevenible de trabajar con personas que sufren; es el residuo emocional resultante de la exposición al trabajo con aquellos que sufren las consecuencias de eventos traumáticos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - desgaste%20por%20empat%C3%ADa
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-02-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sociology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- compassion fatigue
1, record 2, English, compassion%20fatigue
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- saturation compassionnelle
1, record 2, French, saturation%20compassionnelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Épuisement de la capacité de compassion de l'opinion publique, qui survient quand on fait appel à elle de façon récurrente et insistante. 1, record 2, French, - saturation%20compassionnelle
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
saturation compassionnelle : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 13 décembre 2017. 2, record 2, French, - saturation%20compassionnelle
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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