Application of "What Is Stress?
"Kevin is a very relaxed, easy- going employee. When the new technological processes were implemented last month, he was able to easily accept the changes and start working through learning the new techniques necessary to use the new processes. George, on the other hand, was concerned about the new technology long before it was ever implemented. He was afraid he would no longer be able to be the top performer in his department. He has had several problems adapting to the new situation. George works very long hours, 60- 70 hours each week.
-During the past six months, George's employer Children's Media and Books experienced declining sales combined with an increase in the costs of publication licensing. As a result the company had to eliminate over 600 jobs. Unfortunately, 5 people who worked with George left the company leaving George with responsibility for doing their jobs as well as his own. The stress that George experiences is most likely the result of
A)role ambiguity.
B)type A personality.
C)role confusion.
D)role overload.

Question

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George is experiencing stress due to role overload, as he has to handle his own job responsibilities in addition to those of five colleagues who left the company.