Checklist of Symptoms of Student Burnout

• Student is no longer happy or pleasantly excited about school activities, but, rather, is negative or cynical toward work, teachers, classmates, parents, and the whole school- and achievement-centered experience.
• Student approaches most school assignments with resignation or resentment.
• Student exhibits boredom.
• Student suffers from sleeplessness, problems in falling asleep, or periodic waking.
• Student overreacts to normal concerns or events.
• Student experiences fatigue, extreme tiredness, low energy level.
• Student exhibits unhappiness with self and accomplishments.
• Student has nervous habits such as eye blinking, head shaking, or stuttering.
• Student has physical ailments such as weekly or daily stomachaches or headaches.
• Student is frequently ill.
• Student exhibits dependency through increased clinging or needing and demanding constant support and reassurance.
• Student engages in attention-getting behaviors such as aggressive or acting-out behaviors.
• Student has a sense of being trapped or a feeling or being out of control.
• Student is unable to make decisions.
• Student has lost perspective and sense of humor.
• Student experiences increased feelings of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion in work and activities that used to give pleasure.