A LOOK AT BURNOUT SYNDROME IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

This study investigates the quality of life at work and the role of organizational psychologists who work to understand and improve the functioning of organizations, aiming at the well-being of employees and healthy environments. It focuses on the presence of Burnout Syndrome, an emotional disorder caused by overwork, which generates physical and emotional exhaustion. This scenario can result in a heavy organizational environment, with demotivation and disconnection of employees. Thus, the present study presents as a problematization the respective question: How does Burnout syndrome occur and what are the main motivational factors for this occurrence? In the search for answers to this problem, this work has as its general objective to demonstrate the presence of Burnout syndrome and its consequences in the business environment, the methodological procedure undertaken in the research is based on secondary data from bibliographic and electronic research, in order to understand how Burnout Syndrome occurs and what are the main motivational factors for this occurrence. It also addresses stress, differentiating it into "stress" (good) and "eustress" (bad), explaining how adequate levels can boost creativity, while in excesses it has negative impacts, characterizing "eustress". Finally, the text proposes a discussion about the object of study to seek answers to the problematization and achieve the objectives established in the research.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.56238/sevened2024.030-008