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OCCUPATIONAL BURN-OUT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-07-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Industrial and Economic Psychology
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Labour and Employment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- burnout
1, record 1, English, burnout
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- occupational burnout 2, record 1, English, occupational%20burnout
correct
- job burnout 3, record 1, English, job%20burnout
correct
- burnout syndrome 4, record 1, English, burnout%20syndrome
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, Key term(s)
- burn-out
- occupational burn-out
- job burn-out
- burn-out syndrome
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie industrielle et économique
- Santé et sécurité au travail
- Travail et emploi
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- épuisement professionnel
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9puisement%20professionnel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- syndrome d'épuisement professionnel 2, record 1, French, syndrome%20d%27%C3%A9puisement%20professionnel
correct, masculine noun
- burnout 3, record 1, French, burnout
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
État d'épuisement physique, émotionnel et intellectuel qui résulte du stress ressenti par un individu placé dans une situation où il devient incapable de répondre aux exigences de sa profession. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9puisement%20professionnel
Record 1, Key term(s)
- burn-out
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología económica e industrial
- Salud y seguridad en el trabajo
- Trabajo y empleo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- síndrome de desgaste profesional
1, record 1, Spanish, s%C3%ADndrome%20de%20desgaste%20profesional
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- síndrome del profesional quemado 2, record 1, Spanish, s%C3%ADndrome%20del%20profesional%20quemado
correct, masculine noun
- síndrome del trabajador quemado 2, record 1, Spanish, s%C3%ADndrome%20del%20trabajador%20quemado
correct, masculine noun
- síndrome de estar quemado 3, record 1, Spanish, s%C3%ADndrome%20de%20estar%20quemado
correct, masculine noun
- desgaste profesional 4, record 1, Spanish, desgaste%20profesional
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
síndrome de desgaste profesional; síndrome del profesional quemado; síndrome del trabajador quemado: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que las expresiones "síndrome de desgaste profesional" o, más coloquialmente, "del trabajador quemado" son alternativas en español al anglicismo "burnout". [...] De acuerdo con el Diccionario de términos médicos de la Real Academia Nacional de Medicina, "síndrome de desgaste profesional" es la traducción apropiada de esta voz inglesa [...] son también válidas las traducciones "síndrome del profesional quemado", "del trabajador quemado" […] 2, record 1, Spanish, - s%C3%ADndrome%20de%20desgaste%20profesional
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