title: The stresses of caring.
abstract: Our calling as physicians resonates with very deeply held values and satisfactions. The physician's role is also associated with some special stresses and vulnerabilities. Each of us must find a way to balance this combination of rewards and pressures in terms of our own unique personality structure and life stage. The following personal summary of the satisfactions and stresses of caring may be useful to others in managing that individual balancing act.
mesh_terms: D004645:Empathy; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D010819:Physician's Role; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012380:Role; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014481:United States