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Question 1

WHO IS CONSIDERED THE FATHER OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT?

Answer 1

FRANK PARSONS

Question 2

THE CONSTELLATION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIOLOGICAL, EDUCATIONAL, PHYSICAL, ECONOMIC, AND CHANCE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE NATURE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF WORK IN THE TOTAL LIFE SPAN OF ANY GIVEN INDIVIDUAL.

Answer 2

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Question 3

THIS ERA OF HISTORY, OCCURRING IN THE 1800S, IS THOUGHT TO HAVE BIRTHED THE CONCEPTUALIZATION OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT AS WORKERS BECAME DISILLUSIONED WITH CHAOTIC URBAN WORK AND LIVING ENVIRONMENTS.

Answer 3

INDUSTRIALISM

Question 4

HOW DID WWII IMPACT THE UPRISING OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT COUNSELING?

Answer 4

VETERANS ARRIVING HOME FROM WWII EITHER NEEDED IMMEDIATE EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENTS, MODIFIED EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENTS (DUE TO DISABILITY FROM THE WAR), OR VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE WITHIN HIGHER EDUCATION (GI BILL

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Question 5

HOW DID THE USSR SPACE PROGRAM IMPACT CAREER DEVELOPMENT COUNSELING?

Answer 5

WHEN THE USSR LAUNCHED THE FIRST SPACE PROBE AND MOON LANDING, FEDERAL LEGISLATORS BEGAN TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS IN SCIENCE AND MATH EDUCATION; COUNSELORS IDENTIFIED FUTURE SCIENCE/MATH MAJORS.

Question 6

THIS DEVELOPMENTAL THEORIST PREFERRED TO CONSIDER CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE WHOLE PERSON, AS OUTLINED BY HIS “LIFE RAINBOW.”

Answer 6

DONALD SUPER

Question 7

THIS THEORY IS MOST DIRECTLY RELEVANT TO ADOLESCENT CAREER DEVELOPMENT.

Answer 7

GOTTFREDSON’S THEORY OF CIRCUMSCRIPTION AND COMPROMISE

Question 8

THIS THEORY ADDRESSES THEMES OF ADJUSTMENT AND PERSISTENCE APPLIED TO CAREER DEVELOPMENT.

Answer 8

PERSON-ENVIRONMENT CORRESPONDENCE THEORY (OR TWA)

Question 9

A RELATIVELY RECENT CAREER DEVELOPMENT THEORY, THIS ADDRESSES SELF-EFFICACY, OUTCOME EXPECTATIONS, AND PERSONAL GOALS.

Answer 9

SOCIAL-COGNITIVE CAREER THEORY

Question 10

WHAT ARE THE SIX CATEGORIES DEFINED BY HOLLAND’S THEORY?

Answer 10

REALISTIC, INVESTIGATIVE, ARTISTIC, SOCIAL, ENTERPRISING, CONVENTIONAL,

Question 11

THIS MODEL POSITS THAT JOB SATISFACTION IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT.

Answer 11

TRAIT-AND-FACTOR/PERSON-ENVIRONMENT FIT

Question 12

THIS MODEL POSITS THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALL LIFE ROLES, NOT JUST VOCATION, IS IMPORTANT.

Answer 12

DEVELOPMENTAL

Question 13

THIS MODEL POSITS THAT ONE’S LEARNED BELIEFS ABOUT CAREER CHOICE ARE IMPORTANT IN CAREER DECISION MAKING.

Answer 13

LEARNING THEORIES OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Question 14

THIS MODEL POSITS THAT CAREER DECISION-MAKING RELIES ON ONE’S RECONCILIATION OF SELF-KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION PROCESSING, AND METACOGNITION.

Answer 14

COGNITIVE-INFORMATION PROCESSING MODEL

Question 15

THIS MODEL POSITS THAT RACIAL IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER MULTICULTURAL FACTORS ARE IMPORTANT TO CAREER DECISION MAKING

Answer 15

MULTICULTURAL CAREER COUNSELING

Question 16

THE OPPOSITE OF THE BIOMEDICAL MODEL, THIS MODEL WAS DEVELOPED BY GEORGE ENGEL IN THE 1970S

Answer 16

BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MODEL

Question 17

WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF A SOCIAL CONDITION IN THE BPS MODEL?

Answer 17

SOCIAL SUPPORT, SES, FAMILY BACKGROUND, INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, CULTURE

Question 18

WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF BIOLOGY AS CONCEPTUALIZED IN THE BPS MODEL?

Answer 18

GENETIC PREDISPOSITION, DEVELOPMENTAL CONDITIONS, METABOLIC PROCESSES, HORMONES, ETC

Question 19

WHICH IS THE BEST MBTI TYPE?

Answer 19

THERE IS NO ONE BEST MBTI TYPE; THEY’RE ALL EQUALLY EFFECTIVE

Question 20

WHAT IS ONE CRITICISM OF THE MBTI?

Answer 20

NEITHER CREATOR WAS A FORMAL PSYCHOLOGIST;
CARL JUNG’S THEORY IS QUESTIONABLE;
THE ASSESSMENT COMPRISES SETS OF BINARY CHOICES;
TEST-RETEST RELIABILITY;
FORER EFFECT.

Question 21

NAME A MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER THAT CAN IMPACT CAREER DEVELOPMENT COUNSELING.

Answer 21

ANXIETY DISORDERS 
MOOD DISORDERS 
SOMATOFORM DISORDERS 
PERSONALITY DISORDERS 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS

Question 22

WHY DO WE CONDUCT INTAKE ASSESSMENTS WITH CAREER DEVELOPMENT CLIENTS?

Answer 22

LEARN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ABOUT THE CLIENT
MAKE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN CAREER AND PERSONAL CONCERNS
TO CLARIFY THE REASONS FOR COMING TO COUNSELING

Question 23

WHY MIGHT SELF-REPORT FORMS BE ESPECIALLY USEFUL AT INTAKE?

Answer 23

THEY HELP ESTABLISH RAPPORT

Question 24

WHY IS SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF THE CLIENT IMPORTANT TO ASCERTAIN AT INTAKE?

Answer 24

MOST PEOPLE REMAIN IN THE SOCIAL CLASS OF THEIR ORIGIN;
CONTEXTUAL EXPERIENCES INFLUENCE A CLIENT’S UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD, THEIR BEHAVIOR, THEIR FUTURE, AND THEIR PROSPECTS

Question 25

WHAT ARE THE TWO MAIN FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN WORKING WITH MULTICULTURAL CLIENTS AT INTAKE?

Answer 25

THEIR DEGREE OF ACCULTURATION AND ASSIMILATION.

Question 26

THE DEGREE TO WHICH AN ASSESSMENT TOOL PRODUCES STABLE AND CONSISTENT RESULTS IS THE DEFINITION OF:

Answer 26

RELIABILITY

Question 27

THE DEGREE TO WHICH A TEST MEASURES WHAT WE ASSUME IT MEASURES IS THE DEFINITION OF:

Answer 27

VALIDITY

Question 28

WHAT IS ONE WAY TO HELP PROTECT THE CULTURAL FAIRNESS OF AN ASSESSMENT?

Answer 28

MAKE SURE IT’S NORMED FOR THE RIGHT POPULATION, CORRECTLY BACK-TRANSLATED, IS LANGUAGE-FREE, FREE OF CULTURAL ARTIFACTS

Question 29

NAME ONE OF THE EIGHT GOALS OF CAREER ASSESSMENT.

Answer 29

IDENTIFYING CAREER BELIEFS; 
SKILLS, PROFICIENCIES, AND ABILITIES; 
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; 
CONFIRMING INTEREST LEVELS; 
DISCOVERING PERSONALITY VARIABLES; DETERMINING VALUES; 
EXPLORING CAREER MATURITY;

Question 30

STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT OR SELF-ASSESSMENT: CARD SORT

Answer 30

SELF-ASSESSMENT

Question 31

DEFINE AT LEAST FIVE POINTS (DO NOT INCLUDE POINTS COVERED IN EARLIER QUESTIONS) IN HISTORY THAT MOVED CAREER DEVELOPMENT FORWARD AS A FIELD.

Answer 31

PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING; PROGRESSIVISM; CHILD LABOR; GREAT DEPRESSION; FDR/NEW DEAL, KENNEDY/JOHNSON, VIETNAM, CIVIL RIGHTS, TECHNOLOGY, GLOBAL ECONOMY, LEGISLATION, ETC.