FInal Flashcards
Kiersey’s Model of Temperament
Aristan, Idealist, Guardian, Rational
Myers Briggs Type Indicator
Extraversion vs Introversion, Sensation vs Intuition, Thinking vs Feeling, Judging vs Perceiving
Attention/focus/source of energy
Extraversion vs. Introversion
Preference for dealing with info
Sensation vs Intuition
Main criteria for making decisions
Thinking vs. feeling
Main criteria for dealing with outside world
Judging vs Perceiving
Warning signs of personality disorders
-Externalization of blame
-Chronic emotional instability and/or hostility
-Continued engagement in maladaptive behavior despite clear negative consequences
-hx of poor interpersonal relationships (social isolating, interpersonal dependency, etc)
-Failure to meet responsibilities
-Impulsivity and hx of poor decision making\
-Eccentric ideas and behaviors
-chronic paranoid ideation
-irrational, non-psychotic behavior
-little insight or awareness of the impact of behavior on others
-chronic work related probs
-poor coping skills
Personality disorders are
enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individuals culture, is pervasive and inflexible, has an onset in adolescence or early adulthood, is table over time, leads to distress/impairment
With P.D, person feels distress/impairement in two of the four areas
cognition, affectivity, interpersonal functioning, impulse control
These personality characteristics are…
-inflexible and maladaptive
-pervasive across a range of situations
-develop in adolescence of early adulthood and relatively stable across time
-cause significant distress or psychosocial impairment
-pervalence: 10-15%
specific personality disorders relevant to career
antisocial, narcissi’s,
obsessive compulsive personality disorder
Basic career counseling model
- Knowledge of self (interests, etc)
- Knowledge of the world of work (career info)
- Identify a short list of acceptable occupations
- explore list of acceptable occupations, and for each one identify minimum qualifications, work responsibilities, potential income, and future job outlook.
- Assess how each occupation would fit with other life (family, leisure, etc)
- Make a commitment to a specific occupation
- Repeat the cycle as needed
Skill Development
decision making skills, resume writing, job search strategies, networking, interviewing skills, communication/interpersonal
occupation info
career one stop, o’net, occupational outlook handbook
specific career counseling interventions
career fantasies, early recollections, cognitive restructuring of dysfunctional career beliefs