Viggo Needs to Take an Extended Leave of Absence from Work

question 327

Multiple Choice

Viggo needs to take an extended leave of absence from work for personal reasons. The remaining employees are required to perform Viggo's duties, and Dewitt is the only one who understands how to do many of them. Though Dewitt's body is unable to maintain the alarmed state it entered when he learned of the additional work, he remains stressed out over the weeks that follow. He hopes Viggo will return before he becomes truly overwhelmed. Dewitt is in the ______________ stage of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS) .

• A)primary
• B)alarm
• C)resistance
• D)exhaustion
• E)extinction

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