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This burnout assessment is based on the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) framework developed by Christina Maslach and Susan Jackson in 1981 — the most widely validated and used burnout measure in occupational health research. The MBI identifies three dimensions: Emotional Exhaustion, Depersonalisation, and Personal Accomplishment. This tool uses adapted items from the public domain version of the MBI framework and applies Maslach's validated scoring thresholds for each dimension.
Burnout and depression share significant symptom overlap — fatigue, loss of motivation, and reduced effectiveness appear in both. The primary distinction is context-specificity: burnout is primarily work-related and typically improves significantly when work conditions change, whereas major depression permeates all areas of life. Untreated burnout substantially increases the risk of developing clinical depression. Anyone experiencing burnout symptoms that extend significantly beyond work context should also screen using the PHQ-9.
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Burnout is not exhaustion — it is the exhaustion of meaning. Christina Maslach's foundational research identified three components: emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation (cynicism), and reduced sense of personal accomplishment. This assessment measures all three, distinguishing burnout from depression, chronic fatigue, and simple stress.
The depletion of emotional resources — the feeling that you have nothing left to give. Unlike physical tiredness, emotional exhaustion does not respond to rest alone. It requires a fundamental change in what is being asked of the emotional system.
The development of cynicism, emotional distance, and detachment from work, colleagues, or the people being served. A protective response to sustained emotional overload — the psyche creating distance to prevent further depletion. The signal that something structural must change.
Burnout in Ayurvedic terms is Ojas depletion — the exhaustion of the refined vital essence that sustains immunity, mental clarity, and spiritual receptivity. The restoration protocol involves not just rest but rebuilding: specific foods, reduced stimulation, restored meaning, and the gradual return to Sattvic living.
Burnout is situational and role-specific — it improves when the situation changes. Depression is pervasive and persists across contexts. Many people experience both simultaneously. The distinction matters because the interventions differ significantly.