compassion fatigue

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) Exhaustion of the capacity to react with sympathy to another's misfortune owing to one's overexposure to previous misfortunes.
 * 2) * 2002, J. Eric Gentry, Compassion Fatigue: A Crucible of Transformation, Steven N Gold, Jan Faust, Trauma Practice in the Wake of September 11, 2001, 2013, page 47,
 * A common thread we have found with sufferers of compassion fatigue symptoms has been the progressive loss in their sense of connection and community.
 * 1) * 2014, Karen Saucier Lundy, Sharyn Janes, Community Health Nursing, page 1113,
 * In the nursing profession, the following stressors can affect our health:
 * • Personal variables: perfectionism and overinvolvement with patients, compassion fatigues, burnout.
 * 1) * 2014, Karen Saucier Lundy, Sharyn Janes, Community Health Nursing, page 1113,
 * In the nursing profession, the following stressors can affect our health:
 * • Personal variables: perfectionism and overinvolvement with patients, compassion fatigues, burnout.
 * • Personal variables: perfectionism and overinvolvement with patients, compassion fatigues, burnout.