Read the given case-study carefully and answer the question that follow.

According to Lazarus and his colleagues, people have a tendency to appraise any situation as positive, negative or neutral. When Vikram lost his job as event manager, he perceived the situation as negative but he didn't lose heart and decided to start a food joint as he was handling similar projects in the past. Whereas Vikas who also lost his job as a marketing manager, started feeling helpless and hopeless and consumed alcohol regularly. He started coming up with excuses for not doing anything. He could not even think of starting his own venture as he had no money to invest. He would often become very angry or would start crying bitterly.

According to above case study, Vikas's feeling of worthlessness and hopeleness, as a reaction to stress is in the form of :

Emotional response

Vikas's feeling of worthlessness and hopelessness is an emotional response to the stress of losing his job. This is in contrast to Vikram's response, which was a cognitive response.

Physiological responses (Option 1) are physical changes in the body, such as increased heart rate or sweating. Behavioral responses (Option 2) are actions that we take in response to stress, such as avoiding the situation or seeking support from others. Cognitive responses (Option 4) are thoughts and beliefs that we have about the situation, such as whether it is a threat or a challenge.