Religious Studies Department, CREDO program at Gonzaga University, 99258, Spokane, Washington.
J Relig Health. 1982 Dec;21(4):352-8. doi: 10.1007/BF02274141.
The article surveys some of the recent literature on burnout and identifies the burnout syndrome as a critical issue for our times. What is burnout? Are there identifiable causes and characteristics of the phenomenon? Why does it seem to affect committed people in the helping professions? Five critical aspects of the problem are explored, namely, the difficulty of diagnosis, the relation between the existential situation and the person, the sheer weight of change, the increasing demands of ministry, and the narrow perception of leisure. Some approaches to the problem are presented. These are prevention, self-assessment, a new approach to change, re-evaluation of ministry, and creative leisure. The creative development of leisure is seen as the most inclusive and effective approach to this malady of dedicated people. In fact, leisure attitudes are essential for the growth of integrated, balanced, fully human, fully religious persons. The author suggests that the development of a spirituality of leisure may be the qualitative step needed to eradicate burnout and restore health and wholeness to committed persons.
这篇文章调查了一些关于职业倦怠的近期文献，并将倦怠综合征确定为我们这个时代的一个关键问题。什么是职业倦怠？这种现象是否有可识别的原因和特征？为什么它似乎会影响从事助人职业的人？本文探讨了该问题的五个关键方面，即诊断的困难、存在状况与个人的关系、变革的沉重负担、不断增加的事工需求以及对休闲的狭隘看法。还提出了一些解决该问题的方法。这些方法包括预防、自我评估、变革的新方法、对事工的重新评估以及创造性的休闲。创造性地发展休闲被视为治疗这种敬业人士疾病的最具包容性和最有效的方法。事实上，休闲态度对于培养完整、平衡、全面发展、具有全面宗教信仰的人至关重要。作者认为，发展一种休闲的灵性可能是消除倦怠、恢复敬业人士健康和完整的必要的质的步骤。
