The article is devoted to the study of interrelations of the attitude to time, proactive copying behavior and burnout syndrome among teachers of the higher school. Today, the system of the higher education in Russia is at the stage of intensive development and reformation. Professional activity of the higher school teachers belongs to the most psychologically tensed kinds of social activity, and is among occupations with the highest risk of the burnout syndrome. The results of this research have shown that professional burnout among teachers was expressed in a moderate degree. Their copying strategy of “avoidance” is associated with a negative attitude to the past. Proactive copying behavior and low level of burnout are connected with the positive assessment of the present and future time.