EMOTIONAL BURNOUT SYNDROME IN MEDICAL STUDENTS: CHALLENGES AMIDST THE WAR

Abstract. The article analyzes the results of a survey conducted among medical students regarding emotional burnout syndrome as a body reaction to prolonged stress. Attention is focused on the students’ reports of a gradual loss of emotional, cognitive, and physical energy, mental exhaustion, physical fatigue, personal detachment, and decreased satisfaction with the learning process. The study examines the state of physical, emotional, and cognitive exhaustion caused by prolonged exposure to emotionally overwhelming situations. Exhaustion is highlighted as a critical factor contributing to dissonance in experiences, behaviors, and well-being, manifesting as complaints about personal health, physical discomfort, nervous tension, emotional depletion, indifference, and emotional saturation. The article emphasizes the risks of emotional burnout – physical exhaustion, emotional and motivational depletion – which pose significant threats to the young generation of medical professionals.