The role of humor as a stress reducer cannot be overestimated
given today's climate of corporate calamity. Stress interferes with
your objectivity and clouds your business judgment. Humor, used
judiciously, can help you maintain the perspective necessary for
successful decision-making and problem solving. Humor can be
taught and workplace health is likely to improve as a result.
Which is the BEST definition for the word calamity as it is used in
this paragraph from the passage?
A)
blessings
B)
hilarious moments
bonuses or rewards
D)
hardships or difficulties
