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# Christina Maslach

(1946)   Psychologist   United States

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Christina Maslach is a psychologist from the United States, best known for *Burnout, the cost of caring*.

## Quick Facts About Christina Maslach

Born January 21, 1946

Nationality United States

Profession Psychologist

Notable works Burnout, the cost of caring

Spouse Philip Zimbardo

## About Christina Maslach

Christina Maslach is an American social psychologist and professor emerita of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, known for her research on occupational burnout. She is a co-author of the Maslach Burnout Inventory and Areas of Worklife Survey. Early in her professional career, Maslach was instrumental in stopping the Stanford prison experiment. In 1997, she was awarded the U.S. Professor of the Year.

## Awards & Honors

NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow of the American Psychological Association

##  Quotes by Christina Maslach

> [Humor is a great way to relieve stress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-maslach/humor-is-a-great-way-to-relieve-stress/)

[Christina Maslach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-maslach/)

[Comedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/)

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> [“The professional ideal of “detached concern” among medical practitioners represents this blend of closeness and distance.1 Many physicians believe it is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-maslach/the-professional-ideal-of-detached-concern-among-medical/)

[Christina Maslach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-maslach/)

[Concern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/concern/)

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