What is the difference between burnout and resilience?

• A. Burnout is a state of energy depletion and disengagement; resilience is the capacity to adapt and recover from stress, reducing burnout risk.
• B. Burnout is only physical; resilience is only emotional.
• C. Burnout is non-work related; resilience is job performance.
• D. Burnout means high energy; resilience means apathy.

Answer: (A)

Burnout is a state of energy depletion and disengagement that results from chronic workplace stress, showing up as emotional exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced professional efficacy. Resilience is the capacity to adapt to stress, recover from setbacks, and keep functioning, which helps prevent or lessen burnout by enabling effective coping and recovery. The best statement captures both parts: burnout as depletion and disengagement, and resilience as an adaptive, recovery-focused response that lowers burnout risk. It’s not accurate to say burnout is only physical or that resilience is only emotional, and burnout is not simply non-work related or about high energy or apathy.