Herbert Freudenberger and other researchers took up this term in the mid - 1970 ’ s, and it came to describe “a state of exhaustion resulting from involvement with people in emotionally demanding situations. ”
Herbert Freudenberger ja teised teadurid hakkasid seda terminit kasutama 70 - ndate aastate keskel „kurnatusseisundi kohta, mis tekib inimestega tegelemise tagajärjel emotsionaalselt paljunõudvates olukordades ”.