Marcus has been experiencing high levels of stress over the past month. At his accounting firm, he has been assigned to lead a major annual compliance audit on top of his usual client workload. His success in completing this project on time depends entirely on obtaining data from an external IT provider who has been unresponsive. Additionally, Marcus is in the middle of purchasing and moving into his first home, and yesterday his kitchen sink suffered a major leak.
Explain why Marcus might be feeling stressed. Refer to psychological research in your explanation.
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