A person that is extremely stressed, and has come to believe they cannot change their situation, is experiencing

Emotionless coping

Explanation:

Emotionless coping is described as a situation where an individual began to have emotional numb and experiences emotional and physical pain as result of the situation. People experience it at some points in their life, it might not be often but a temporary feeling.

stewards ice box was the purchase of alaska from russia and it was called that because people thought it was not a good idea to purchase alaska