A Man Blacks Out Often After Drinking Spirits

A man blacks out often after drinking spirits. He lost his job early last year and started drinking at a bar with people who have spent most of their life on welfare. This year his wife left him. His knows his life has gone downhill, and he begins to experience vague religious desires. At which stage in Jellinek's model is this person?

A) Prealcoholic symptomatic phase
B) Prodromal phase
C) Crucial phase
D) Chronic phase