Stress in the workplace is an adverse reaction that people have in response to ________
A) lack of ambition
B) demands, constraints, and opportunities
C) having too much confidence in oneself
D) too much ambition
Answer: B
Explanation: Though overconfidence, too little ambition, and too much ambition can negatively affect an individual, they are not explicit causes of workforce stress. Causes of stress are pressures that employees feel from demands, constraints, and opportunities placed on them in the workplace, making that the correct response.
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