Industrial/Organizational Psyc (Career counselling)

Question 1

Two key concepts in Super’s theory of career development are the ______, which is a product of inherited aptitudes, physical makeup, and social learning experiences, and ______, which refers to a person’s ability to cope with the developmental tasks of his/her life stages

Answer 1

self-concept; career maturity

Question 2

Super’s Life Career Rainbow relates a person’s _____ to the major roles the person adopts during his/her lifespan

Answer 2

life stages

Question 3

Holland’s model emphasizes the importance of matching a person’s personality to the characteristics of the _______. According to Holland, this match is most accurate as a predictor of job-related outcomes when an individual exhibits a high degree of _____

Answer 3

work environment; differentiation

Question 4

Holland’s model distinguishes between six personality and work environment types, which can be remembered with the mnemonic ______

Answer 4

RAISEC

Question 5

Roe’s theory stresses the importance of personality and ________ for occupational choice, while Tiedeman and O’Hara focus on career decision-making and consider career development to be an aspect of _______ development

Answer 5

basic needs; ego identity

Question 6

Krumboltz’s _____ theory of career decision-making identifies four factors that influence a person’s decisions: genetic endowment, environmental conditions, learning experiences, and _____ skills

Answer 6

social learning; task approach

Question 7

Brousseau and Driver’s model focuses on an individual’s ______, while Dawis and Lofquist’s theory of work adjustment focuses on the fit between the person and environment and distinguishes between a worker’s satisfaction and _________

Answer 7

career concept; satisfactoriness

Question 8

Research indicates that unemployment is often accompanied by deterioration in _______ health

Answer 8

mental and physical

Question 9

As described by Lazarus and Folkman, the coping strategies people use to deal with job loss and other stressful events can be either ______-focused or symptom-focused

Answer 9

problem

Question 10

Downsizing has a negative impact on employees who are laid off as well as on employees who remain on the job and may exhibit ______, which is characterized by depression, anxiety, and decreased job satisfaction

Answer 10

survivor syndrome

Question 11

According to Dawis and Lofquist’s (1984) Theory of Work Adjustment, job satisfaction depends most on which of the following?

Answer 11

the degree to which the characteristics of the job correspond to the worker’s needs and values

Question 12

According to Donald Super, job satisfaction, stability, and success depend on the extent to which a job matches the individual’s:

Answer 12

self-concept

Question 13

According to Holland’s RIASEC model, the social personality type is most dissimilar to which of the following types?

Answer 13

realistic

Question 14

According to Holland, the optimal situation is for the job environment to match the person’s:

Answer 14

personality

Question 15

Tiedeman and O’Hara’s approach to career development:

Answer 15

views career development as an aspect of ego identity development.