Question

Ellen, a manager at a marketing firm, noticed that one of her subordinates, who is usually good-natured, has been moody, irritable, and disorganized lately. The subordinate has refused Ellen's suggestions to take a few personal days. Such symptoms are most likely an indication that the subordinate is experiencing ________.

a. depression
b. burnout
c. insomnia
d. occupational disease

Answer 1

b. burnout

Step-by-step explanation:

-Depression is an illness that makes people feel sad and without interest in performing activities that they used to do.

-Burnout is when a person is really tired because of a lot of stress and the person feels exhausted, overwhelmed, unmotivated and with a negative attitude.

-Insomnia is when a person has a problem to fall sleep and people feel that they are not able to rest.

-Occupational disease is an illness that is caused by the conditions in your job.

According to this, the answer is that such symptoms are most likely an indication that the subordinate is experiencing burnout because it appears when a person has a lot of stress which results in being in a bad mood, unmotivated and the person neglects the job.