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Beforethesummerof2000,the54yearoldJohnHaughomcouldaccomplishjustaboutanythingatwork."IcouldmovemountainsifIputmymindtoit."hesaysofthosedays.ButthatsummerHaughomfoundhecouldn"tmovethemanymore.Onthephonewithhiswifeonemorning,Haughombrokedown.AcoupleofdayslaterHaughomcheckedhimselfinforathree-weekstayattheProfessionalRenewalCenter,anin-patientclinic30milesoutsideKansasCitythathelpshimdealwithstress.
Haughomisfarfromalone.Ahostofnewstudiesandplentyofanecdotalevidenceshowthatstressintheworkplaceisskyrocketing.Whateverthecause,stresslevelsareatrecordhighs.Thestatisticsarestartling.Accordingtoanewstudybythefederalgovernment"sNationalInstituteforOccupationalSafetyandHealth,morethanhalftheworkingpeopleintheU.S.viewjobstressasamajorproblemintheirlives.ThisyeartheEuropeanCommunityofficiallydubbedstressthesecond-biggestoccupational-healthproblemfacingthecontinent.
Tenyearsagoexpertswarnedthatstresswasoutofcontrol,inpartbecauseofashakyeconomy.What"snotableabouttoday"swaveofstressed-outworkersisthatitrisesallthewaytothetop.Lackofcontrolisgenerallyconsideredoneofthebiggestjobstressors,soitusedtobethoughtthatmiddlemanagerscarriedthebrunt:sandwichedbetweenthetopandthebottom,theyendupwithlittleauthority.Powerfulchiefexecutiveofficers(CEOs)wereseenastheleastthreatenedbystress.Butintoday"stougheconomy,topexecutivesdon"thaveasmuchcontrolastheyusedto."Stressisjustpartofthejob,fortunatelyorunfortunately,stress"ispartofourcharacterbuilding,"Lebenthalsays."ButIthinkIdon"tneedanymorecharacterbuilding.WhatIneedisavacation."
Butifyouthinkthatgoingonvacationishard—andstudiesshowthat85%ofcorporateexecutivesdon"tuseallthetimeoffthey"reentitledto.Beingabletohandlestressisperhapsthemostbasicofjobexpectations.Soamongthecorporateelite,succumbingtoitisconsideredashamefulweakness.Stresshasbecomethelastafflictionthatpeoplewon"tdareadmitto.Mostseniorexecutiveswhoareundergoingtreatmentforstress—andevenmanywhoaren"t—refusedtotalkontherecordaboutthetopic．"Nothinggoodcancomeoutofhavingyournameinastorylikethis,"oneCEOsaidthroughhistherapist.
Whatisthispassagemainlyabout？
A．Increasinglyseriouslackofworkplaces.
B．Thesecondbiggestdiseaseintheworld.
C．Themostseriousproblempeoplehavetoface.
D．Increasinglyseriousstressfacedbyworkingpeople.
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