Near the end of the semester, Gina shows signs of exhaustion. She is pulling all-nighters to finish papers and projects while working part-time and visiting her ailing grandmother. As a result, she becomes more vulnerable to illness. Hans Selye would refer to Gina’s resulting illness as ____.?
a. ?a maladaptive coping outcome
b. ?a disease of adaptation
c. ?functional fixedness
d. ?posttraumatic stress disorder
ANSWER:
b
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