time now for our life and info segment where we focus on information that's
hopefully useful for your everyday life today we're going to talk about burnout
syndrome it's a medical condition of sorts so we have our health reporter
Cheshire young in the studio to tell us more she young start by describing to us
all what burnout syndrome is it sounds like it might be something that's fairly
common in this modern hectic life we have these days
Walmart according to latest definition by the World Health Organization burnout
is an occupational health problem with involving multiple symptoms all
resulting from only work-related stress now we call this a syndrome because well
it has many symptoms that occur simultaneously the WTO says burnout
syndrome has characteristics such as buildings of energy depletion mental
distance from your job negativity and reduced professional ethicacy so it is a
health problem then that's related to work stress so is it classified as an
illness or a disease or some sort and why is it specifically classified as
stress related to being in the workplace rather than just general the general
stress of life well it's not a disease or illness and the WTO also says it's
not a medical condition or a distinct disorder and on the reason it has to be
work-related stress let's take a listen to what some experts had to say we have
people coming in who think that if they cannot finish a certain amount of work
than they are worthless these people make up the majority of those suffering
burnout this is why we're talking about burnout in a work-related context only
ok so then in that case how do we know if we have burnout syndrome
and if we do think we do have it should we go to see a health
professional to seek advice or is it something we can overcome ourselves well
actually today I brought a self-test that tells you whether you are likely to
suffer from this syndrome now let us take a closer look at the test if you
look at the test we examine each of sympton and give yourself a score for
each item on a scale of one to five one being strongly disagree and five being
strongly agree now a score of 65 or above means you'll likely suffer from
the syndrome now please be advised this is a rough assessment so consult with a
health professional if you're worried about your condition after you take the
test okay that's useful to know sheong I
presume viewers watching at home might be wondering what kind of age group in
particular might suffer from burnout syndrome and what symptoms are most
frequently referenced by those who actually seek out professional medical
help well unfortunately at this point we have no official studies done on which
age groups are suffering most but some health experts
they'd say million men make up the majority of individuals coming in are
seeking help and advice for this problem right let's hear from the experts men in
their 40s are usually on the path to managerial positions and evidently they
feel more pressure than other people in the workplace he said the most frequent
reference symptom was energy depletion or exhaustion
he added that out of all the people he sees professional license holders are
most likely to come to his door but on the question on whether men and women
are more likely to suffer he said it's hard to determine and given the lack of
data at this point ok that's very good information so if we feel like we are
burning out ourselves you showed us the checklist there some people may have
spotted some feelings they get every once in a while how can we go
about mitigating this issue and how exactly does the counseling work
well basically counseling aims to widen your perspectives to find out what you
really want if you suffer from this symptom the chances are the pain is so
great that you are unable to mentally to step out to see how your things around
the world now counsel is first listen to what you have to say and ask your series
of questions and walk you through the choices you could have made or can still
make but overlooked because you are suffering this mental anguish this
process helps you to discover what you really want deep down and the service
finding those true inner desires is supposed to shake you out of the burnout
symptoms now counselors say the time needed for each individual to get to
that point varies they said individuals well to cope with
the symptoms can either shorten or lengthen the treatment period okay so
Xian what do health experts say is the best way to prevent yourself falling
foul of burnout syndrome then I love Boyd that let's take a finalist in
Tucson experts that I spoke to so you might need to create a social support
system so that you can talk with somebody especially if you're so down
that's the first thing and second thing is 13 and maybe you should avoid
overwork or overtime work so please do not bring your work home that's the key
yeah when it's so ingrained in Korean culture to work long hours and things
like that and you are put under a lot of stress by your bosses and whatnot you
can see why this is becoming a big problem in Korea and we must stress that
mental health is a very serious issue so if you feel like you have any issues in
regard to that you should go and see a professional sheong thank you very much
for your time today great tips and advice and hopefully it can help some of
our viewers out there out thank you my pleasure