Chronic Fatigue as a Modern Civilization Threat

Abstract

Fatigue is a phenomenon nowadays constantly accompanying modern man in everyday activ-ities. Effort, both physical and mental, which exceeds the adaptive capacity of the body causes after some time permanent changes in the form of symptoms of chronic fatigue. This phenomenon nowadays increasingly affects children and adolescents in school age and requires advanced analysis and consequently various preventive measures. The aim of this article is to characterize the phenomenon of chronic fatigue in the youth population. The research method used is an analysis of the selected literature, whose subjects oscillate around the psychosocial functioning of adolescents experiencing chronic fatigue.