Near the end of the semester,Gina shows signs of exhaustion.She is pulling all-nighters to finish papers and projects while working part-time and visiting her ailing grandmother.As a result,she becomes more vulnerable to illness.Hans Selye would refer to Gina's resulting illness as ____.

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Hans Selye's theory of stress suggests that prolonged exposure to stress can lead to a "disease of adaptation," where the body's physiological response to stress becomes maladaptive and leads to illness. This would suggest that Gina's exhaustion and vulnerability to illness is a result of her body's adaptation to chronic stress. Option A, maladaptive coping outcome, may be a contributing factor to Gina's stress but does not fully explain her resulting illness. Option C, functional fixedness, is not relevant to the situation. Option D, posttraumatic stress disorder, does not apply as there is no indication that Gina has experienced a traumatic event.

Near the End of the Semester,Gina Shows Signs of Exhaustion