Question

Jonah wanted to be on the basketball team in high school, but two weeks before tryouts, he became highly anxious to the point that he couldn't eat very well without his stomach feeling queasy. As a result of his stress, Jonah increased his time of practicing basketball and asked an old team member to help him develop new skills he needed in order to make the team. After hearing that he made the basketball team a day after tryouts, Jonah went out for a large pizza with the rest of the team players. Based on this information, a psychologist would most likely conclude that Jonah's stress __________. A. led him to engage in destructive behaviors B. interfered with his school work in a negative way C. led Jonah toward positive personal changes D. chronically impaired Jonah's health

Answer 1

Answer:

C. led Jonah toward positive personal changes  

Explanation:

Stress: In psychology, the term "stress" is described as an individual's feelings of physical and emotional tension. Stress can arise due to a variety of ways or events or thoughts that generally makes an individual feels frustrated or annoyed, nervous, and angry, etc. Stress refers to a person's bodily reaction towards a demand or a challenge. Apart from this, stress is also considered as "positive" as it arouses an individual to avoid certain miss-happening or to complete a deadline, or to carry out a challenge.

In the question above, Jonah's stress led him to positive personal changes.