Anders has just received devastating news about the copy shop he owns. Things seem very bleak because a nationally known competitor is opening a shop on the same block. Anders has many debts to pay off, and his wife is expecting their fourth child. When he hears the bad news, his heart rate zooms and he feels faint, like he is in shock. According to Hans Selye and the General Adaptation Syndrome, he is in:
A. in Phase 4, unable to recover.
B. in Phase 3, in a state of exhaustion.
C. in Phase 2, in a state of resistance.
D. in Phase 1, experiencing an alarm reaction.