Don and Tom Work at Different Companies

Don and Tom work at different companies.On the same day that Don was told his services would no longer be needed,Tom was promoted.Tom was also told that the company was making many changes related to products.According to Lazarus and Folkman's Cognitive Transactional Model the primary appraisal for both men would be considered stressful.Don's type of stressful appraisal would be ___________ and Tom's would be __________________.

A) harm/loss;threat
B) harm/loss;challenge
C) threat;challenge
D) challenge;challenge
E) threat;harm/loss