Anders has just received devastating news about the coffee shop he owns. Things seem very bleak because a nationally known competitor is moving in on the same block. Anders has many debts to pay off and his wife is expecting their fourth child. When he hears the bad news, his heart rate zooms and he feels faint, as if he is in shock. According to Seyle's general adaptation syndrome, Anders is in ______________ the stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

a. appraisal
b. resistance news-a nationally known competitor is moving in on the
c. exhaustion
d. alarm