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compassion fatigue |
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compassion fatigue, n emotional drain experienced by caregivers us-ually after caring for another with a progressive illness. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Now that another hurricane has trashed much of the Gulf Coast, no doubt there's some compassion fatigue among the generous. The "normalcy" of such responses is borne out by Figley's observation that typical coping strategies for secondary trauma or compassion fatigue may be avoidance--that is, numbness and apathy--or anger and resentment. Compassion Fatigue is a critical assessment of the American press' failure to adequately cover international news. |
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