Question

Dionne just learned that her company will be announcing layoffs at the end of the month. She is completely overwhelmed by the news because she​ doesn't know how​ she'll meet her financial obligations if she gets laid off. Dionne is experiencing​ ________.

Answer 1

The answer to the blank space is stress. To be more specific, what Dionne is experiencing a form of stress known as distress, because it is causing her negative or adverse effects, since she is overwhelmed because of it.

There is also another type of stress called eustress which will give the person who is perceiving it a better performance or even a better feeling.