Zeke is a high school special education teacher. He wakes up every weekday morning dreading having to go to work and face his students. He feels like he is literally at the end of the rope and he is beginning to resent and dislike his students. Zeke is experiencing:

A) task repetitiveness
B) job anxiety
C) emotional exhaustion
D) stress overload
E) a loss of empathy

Emotional Exhaustion

A state of feeling overly stressed, depleted, and worn out emotionally, often resulting from long-term job stress.

Special Education Teacher

An educator specialized in teaching students with diverse learning needs, including those with disabilities or giftedness.

Resent

To feel bitterness or indignation at a circumstance, action, or person, often due to perceived unfairness.