Torrance Has Good Adaptive Skills, Is Able to Juggle a Variety

Multiple Choice

Torrance has good adaptive skills, is able to juggle a variety of job responsibilities, and provides a comfortable life for him and his family. His father died several years earlier and his mother had been living alone ever since. His mother was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's and had to move in with Torrance and his family. Ever since, Torrance has not felt as capable of handling his responsibilities. The event of Torrance's mother's diagnosis and change in living arrangements would be considered a

A) systemic stressor.
B) processive stressor.
C) trigger.
D) maladaptive adjustment.