Compassion Fatigue Test Psych Test Homepage This compassion fatigue test will help measure if you're suffering from caregiver burnout. Compassion fatigue is a form of burnout where caregivers continue to give themselves fully to the person they are caring for, finding it difficult to maintain a healthy balance of being able to separate themselves from the patient (empathy and objectivity). Answering "yes" or "no" to the following nine statements will help you assess your risk for compassion fatigue. 1. Personal concerns commonly intrude on my caregiving role. true false 2. Family members, friends, other caregivers seem to lack understanding. true false 3. I find even small changes enormously draining. true false 4. I can't seem to recover quickly after association with daily trauma or a troubling event. true false 5. Association with any type of traumatic or troubling event affects me very deeply. true false 6. My patients' stress (the person you care for) affects me deeply. true false 7. I have lost my sense of hopefulness. true false 8. I feel vulnerable all the time. true false 9. I feel overwhelmed by unfinished personal business. true false Submit