Only a small number of studies have examined the relationship between medical students and burnout syndrome. In Salzburg, Paracelsus Private Medical University (PMU) offers a 5-year medical program instead of the regular 6 years of medical studies. Due to the tight schedule and heavy workload, the stress level of students is high. The purpose of this study was to determine whether PMU students show burnout symptoms. Three surveys were conducted: at the beginning of the academic year (T1, December 2009), at the end of the academic year (T2, June 2010), and at the beginning of the following academic year (T3, December 2010). For the assessment of burnout, the Maslach Burnout Inventory (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization or cynicism, and low personal accomplishment) was used, as well as the Six Factors Theory of Burnout (workload, control, reward, community, fairness, and values) and for comparison, the Austrian norms developed by Unterholzer. Burnout rate was calculated by a combined measure of the three components. The results show a significant difference from the norm means in emotional exhaustion, depersonalization/cynicism, and low personal

Zusammenfassung In diesem Beitrag der Zeitschrift für Psychodrama und Soziometrie wird der Begriff der Resilienz beschrieben, eine zusammenfassende Definition gegeben und seine Anwendung dargestellt. Es werden die Resilienzfaktoren und verschiedene Modelle mit dem Versuch, eine vereinheitlichte Zusammenschau zu geben, beschrieben. Auf die Nutzung des Resilienzbegriffes im Psychodrama wird ebenfalls eingegangen. Zuletzt wird auch eine kritische Sichtweise auf die Anwendung des Modells in die Diskussion einbezogen.

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