Which of the following is an example of anticipatory stress? Anna s coworker Julie was just let go due to downsizing. Anna worries about whether she will get to keep her job. Reuben feels anxious every time he thinks back to what his supervisor said during his recent performance evaluation. Sam is upset because he just lost an important sale that he has been working toward for a month now. Carlos son is home alone and has called Carlos at work three times in the past hour.

The anticipatory stress refers a ongoing stress that is experienced long before something actually happens. Usually it is the stress caused by worrying about future events. In this case anna is experiencing anticipation since she is unsecure if she will handle to presereve her job.

The upcoming idea that she has , where a probablity of failing to keep the job arises, makes her anxious and so she will most likely also feel high level of anxiety together with stress.

Imaginating future scenarios and anticipating badly events can mean a lack of condifence , so most psychologists would advise that the personal fears should be overcomed somehow.

Accepting that dealing with inevitable things is necessary can be an important step towards lessening the stress and better facing the situation for Anna.