Joe's job is very stressful. When he comes home, he often feels grouchy, and he yells at his dog. Joe's wife, Karen, gets upset wondering what Joe will be like when he comes home at the end of the workday. She worries that she is starting to get a bit depressed by this. His dog is also starting to ignore him. This situation is best viewed as an example of:
A) stress crossover.
B) stress spillover.
C) stress crossover and stress spillover.
D) stressor salience and stress crossover.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Stress spillover occurs when stress in one area of life affects another area, such as Joe's work stress affecting his behavior at home. Stress crossover happens when stress affects those around the stressed individual, like Karen and the dog being affected by Joe's stress.

Joe's Job Is Very Stressful