Comp exam preparation test Career counseling Flashcards
The compensatory theory of leisure suggests that a certified public accountant happy at his/her work also would enjoy ___________, whereas the spillover theory of leisure suggests that the accountant also would enjoy _______________.
- racquet ball; chess
- backgammon; computerized games
- golf; tennis
- reading mysteries; bowling
racquet ball; chess
Carole is a single mother who needs her work to be both consistent (in terms of hours and pay) and flexible. In addition, she wants to be in a job that is preparing her for a higher level in her field. She goes to a career counselor who takes these factors into consideration and compares them to potential occupational reinforcers as they begin exploring and evaluating her possibilities. From which theory is the counselor operating?
- Holland’s typology theory
- Krumboltz’s learning theory
- Person-environment-correspondence theory
- Super’s developmental theory
Person-environment-correspondence theory
A counselor who works with adolescents is familiar with the knowledge that they tend to select professional positions and occupations when asked about ‘what they are planning to do for a living when they grow up.’ In terms of Gelatt’s decision-making paradigm, adolescents tend to have errors in their ____________ systems.
- value
- prediction
- generalization
- decision
prediction
The theory designed to guide clients in selecting growth promoting experiences that build ego development is ______________.
- circumscription and compromise
- learning theory
- life-span life-space theory
- Tiedeman’s theory of career development
Tiedeman’s theory of career development
A counselor who works with Super’s theory of career development would not be surprised to learn that a person whom the counselor believed to be in the “Establishment” stage had
- quit work altogether
- changed careers
- sought pre-retirement counseling
- been promoted to a management position
been promoted to a management position
According to Super, an individual would be considered vocationally mature
- Upon achievement of relevant developmental tasks
- Upon completion of training for a chosen profession
- Upon identification of a career goal
- Upon transition from the exploration to the establishment stage of development
Upon achievement of relevant developmental tasks
A counselor who structures a career counseling group to help group members understand a ‘fields and levels’ approach to careers is following the theory of
- Super
- Roe
- Holland
- Tiedeman
Roe
Which theorist would argue that people compromise occupational choices because of accessibility of an occupational accessibility or even give up vocational choices for prestige and sex-typing
- Gottfredson
- Super
- Ginzburg
- Krumboltz
Gottfredson
Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 major elements in Super’s approach to career development?
- Vocational maturity
- Career patterns
- Values clarification
- Vocational life stages
Values clarification
Sally believes that certain careers are for certain people and that college is for certain people only. According to Krumboltz, which of the following best describes this view?
- belief that positively impacts behavior
- belief that could impede goal-directed behavior
- belief that is necessary for people to possess
- belief that could enhance goal-directed behavior
belief that could impede goal-directed behavior
Alex writes a summary about who he is as part of a career exploration exercise. “I’m a go-getter, a hard worker, and I’m a good communicator according to feedback I’ve had.” According to Krumboltz, these comments are examples of
- behaviors
- self-observation generalizations
- metacognitions
- world-observation generalizations
self-observation generalizations
The Dictionary of Occupational Titles, within the context of adult career counseling
- is not usually useful in individual counseling
- is more useful than the Occupational Handbook
- could be useful in helping a client expand occupational options
- would be useful at the concluding stage of a counseling process.
could be useful in helping a client expand occupational options
The assumption have unique patterns of ability which can be measured and matched with the requirements of jobs is a key concept of
- developmental theory
- psychoanalytic theory
- self-concept theory
- trait and factor theory
trait and factor theory
According to Holland, if a career counseling client had a personal style self and other evaluated to be extroverted and aggressive or assertive, persuasive and adventurous, the client would probably have a consistent career pattern in the _______________ environment.
- realistic
- conventional
- investigative
- enterprising
enterprising
According to CIP theory, the major strategy of career intervention is to
- provide learning events to develop the person’s processing abilities
- help the individual think differently about career choices
- help the individual approach career choices more cognitively
- de-emphasize traditional approaches to decision-making skills
provide learning events to develop the person’s processing abilities
A COUNSELOR WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH THE USE OF COMPUTERS IN CAREER COUNSELING WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT
- traditional ‘talk’ counseling is often unnecessary with computer use
- computer use anxiety is often low among those in vocational transition
- ‘technology’ limits the personalization of career search strategies
- client motivation is supported and increased by immediate feedback
client motivation is supported and increased by immediate feedback
The choice model of SCCT is divided into 3 components:
- develop individual learning plan; execute plan; evaluate plan
- define personal values; develop learning plan; execute plan
- establish a goal; take action; on the basis of success or failure determine future career behavior.
- define personal values; establish a plan; take action
establish a goal; take action; on the basis of success or failure determine future career behavior.
A female high school biology teacher who has been teaching for 10 years decides she wants to work more with individual students. She also learns that a school counselor position will be available in the near future. She enters a graduate program in school counseling. This scenario most closely resembles the career development concept of
- crystallization
- optimization
- clarification
- maturation
optimization
According to Schwarf (1996), constructivism suggests that
- environment constructs individual reality
- environment and the actions of significant others dictate career choice
- career choice is logically & sequentially constructed by each individual
- individuals construct their own way of organizing information and that reality is a matter of perception
individuals construct their own way of organizing information and that reality is a matter of perception
With regard to career planning and counseling for young adults, career counselors have given LEAST attention to helping students be able to evaluate
- personal values
- educational goals
- organizations
- academic progress
organizations
