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Tomas has been struggling with an excessive workload and unclear objectives for months. He now suffers from persistent anxiety, sleeplessness and frequent absence. Which description of his situation is MOST accurate?

Tomas is suffering work-related stress, which harms both his health and his performance. Months of excessive workload and unclear objectives have produced anxiety, sleeplessness and absence. This is harmful prolonged pressure, not the short-term positive pressure that can improve performance.

  1. AHe is suffering work-related stress, which harms his health and performanceCorrect
  2. BHe is demonstrating a lack of intrinsic motivation only
  3. CHe is experiencing normal positive pressure that improves performance

Explanation

Prolonged excessive pressure with symptoms such as anxiety, sleeplessness and absence is work-related stress, which damages health and performance. Positive pressure is short-term and motivating, so it does not fit. Motivation alone does not explain the health symptoms.

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