Disorder Of Burnout

The study of stress has captured the interest of both researchers and practitioners since the concept was first defined and explored by Seyle in mid 1940s. Seyle’s (1946) early work defined stress as the non specific response of the body to any demand made upon it to adapt, whether that demand produces pleasure or pain. Since Seyle posited his initial definition, scholars have debated its validity and have tried to establish a common definition of stress that incorporates current knowledge about the phenomenon. There is not one unanimously accepted definition for burnout concept (Gold, Roth, 1993). Disorder of burnout, initially distinguish in 1970’s by clinical psychologist Herbert Freudenberger and at the same time by Maslach and her associates