Sophia is about to enter a new job waitressing. She has never waited tables before and is unsure that she made the correct choice taking a PT job while in school. However, she realizes that a PT job is something she needs to do right now. As a friend of Sophia’s, how would you know that her level of stress is working for her?

The correct answer is "Look for physical and behavioral traits such as: feeling discouraged, weight gain or loss, sleep changes and irritability".

Explanation:

Taking a part time (PT) job while studying is an experience that could be very useful in the sense of developing values such as responsibility and independence, but it could be a challenging task. A PT job while in school could be very stressful, and the Sophia must be very honest with herself about if she is able to do it. As a friend you can know if Sophia is living with stress by looking into physical and behavioral traits that she could have such as: feeling discouraged, weight gain or loss, sleep changes and irritability. The lack of motivation can result from many aspects of her life it is important to notice if she is dealing with something difficult and if she needs help to overcome it.

using the scientific method.