Eugene tartakovsky and sophie d. walsh, burnout among social workers working with immigrants from the former soviet union and ethiopia in israel: testing the connections between personal value preferences, immigrant appraisal and burnout, international journal of intercultural relations, 53, (39), (2016).. Herbert j. freudenberger, a psychologist who coined the term ''burnout'' for the fatigued and frazzled, died on monday at a hospital in manhattan. he was 73 and lived in mount vernon, n.y. the. The term “burnout” is a relatively new term, first coined in 1974 by herbert freudenberger, in his book, burnout: the high cost of high achievement. he originally defined burnout as, “the extinction of motivation or incentive, especially where one's devotion to a cause or relationship fails to produce the desired results.”.
The term burnout in psychology was coined by herbert freudenberger in his 1974 staff burnout, presumably based on the 1960 novel a burnt-out case by graham greene, which describes a protagonist suffering from burnout.. The term burnout in psychology was coined by herbert freudenberger in his 1974 staff burnout, presumably based on the 1960 novel a burnt-out case by graham greene, which describes a protagonist suffering from burnout.[10][11] social psychologists christina maslach and susan. The term "burnout" was coined in the 1970s by the american psychologist herbert freudenberger. he used it to describe the consequences of severe stress and high ideals experienced by people working in "helping" professions..