7. Glossary

Professional exhaustion; burn-out

A set of symptoms resulting from permanent and prolonged exposure to stress.

Stress; stress

Imbalance between a person's perception of the constraints imposed on them by their environment and their perception of their own resources for coping with them.

Post-traumatic stress disorder; Syndrome de stress post-traumatique

A condition characterized by the development of specific symptoms following exposure to a traumatic event involving death, the threat of death, serious injury or sexual assault.

Risques psychosociaux; psychosocial risks

Risks to mental, physical and social health, generated by employment conditions and organizational and relational factors likely to interact with mental...