Abstract
This chapter explores:
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The nature of stress
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The causes of stress
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Stress and health professionals
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Examples from practice
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Stress and burnout.
What is stress? You can’t see it but you know its there. I would say it’s the alternative to success. There’s only a thin line between swimming and sinking with the fear of drowning always evident. As a student, I’m still splashing about out there...
Student physiotherapist
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Burnard, P. (1991). Stress and the health professional. In: Coping with Stress in the Health Professions. Therapy in Practice. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3338-6_1
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