Chapter 15

Question 1

Which of the following theories follows a prescriptive approach to career decision-making?

Answer 1

cognitive processing approach

Question 2

According to Bloch and Richmond’s spirituality theory, when change in someone’s career occurs by chance rather than through connected events, it is called

balance/ life career/ planned happenstance/ synchronicity

Answer 2

synchronicity

Question 3

According to Bloch and Richmond’s spirituality theory, finding joy in one’s work is an indication that a person has found a

calling/ job/ meaningful transition/ network

Answer 3

calling

Question 4

According to Bloch and Richmond’s spirituality theory, all but one of these is an element of spirituality in career counseling

balance/ curiosity/ energy/ unity

Answer 4

curiosity

Question 5

According to Lifecareer theory, which of these would be an example of an appropriate approach to career counseling

choosing:
one career plan and following it, three or four plans that can be modified, focusing one’s meta-cogntions, focusing on task approach skills

Answer 5

Choosing three or four plans that can be modified

Question 6

According to Lifecareer theory, passing judgement on the client’s reality should be done by

Answer 6

no one

Question 7

Hasen’s holistic approach to life planning is most similar to that of

Answer 7

Bloch and Richmond’s spirituality approach

Question 8

An important aspect of Hansen’s holistic approach to life planning is

cognitive rehearsal/ examining a connection between family and work/ looking at the plot and setting of the client’s story/ reinforcing client’s increased feelings of efficacy

Answer 8

Examining a connection between family and work

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a major processing domain according to the cognitive information processing approach to the career development

executive/ decision making/ knowledge/ prescriptive

Answer 9

prescriptive

Question 10

Elaborating on ideas that are related to career choice or crystallizing them is associated which phase of the cognitive information processing approach to career development

communication/ analysis/ synthesis/ valuing/ execution

Answer 10

synthesis

Question 11

When one starts to know that there is a career that needs to be addressed, the individual is likely to be in this phase of the cognitive information processing approach to career development

communication/ analysis/ synthesis/ valuing/ execution

Answer 11

Communication

Question 12

Evaluating the career choices that an individual has synthesized is likely to be found in this phase of the cognitive information processing approach to career development

communication/ analysis/ synthesis/ valuing/ execution

Answer 12

Execution

Question 13

Alfred made notes of how he went through the CASVE cycle. By doing so, he was in this phase or process of the executive domain of the cognitive information processing approach to career development

communication/ monitoring and self control/ self-awareness/ self talk

Answer 13

Monitoring and self control

Question 14

Which of these approaches is most concerned with changing social and economic factors occurring throughout the world?

Bloch and Richmond’s spiritual approach/ cognitive information processing/ Hansen’s holistic approach to life planning/ Miller-Tiedman’s Life career

Answer 14

Hansen’s holistic approach to life planning