Marcus has a good social support network,strong coping skills,and an optimistic personality.These characteristics make him less vulnerable to the effects of stress and are best considered as examples of:

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Protective factors are characteristics, resources, or circumstances that help individuals cope with and reduce the negative impact of stress. Marcus's social support network, coping skills, and optimistic personality are all protective factors that make him less vulnerable to the effects of stress. Option B, vulnerability factors, would refer to characteristics, resources, or circumstances that increase an individual's susceptibility to stress. Options C and D, emotion-focused and problem-focused coping skills respectively, refer to specific strategies individuals use to manage stress, rather than underlying characteristics that may help them cope.

Marcus Has a Good Social Support Network,strong Coping Skills,and an Optimistic