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The precondition for the development of burnout is a complementary interplay of factors immanent in the personality and those conditioned by the environment (Box 3). Burnout in the narrower sense, characterized by excessive, idealistic expectations of oneself, and “wearout” (i.e., by excessive external demands) represent the extremes of a continuum (4).
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