Career Development Flashcards
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John Holland's RIASEC model categorizes work environments and personalities into six types. Which combination represents the most common career counseling focus for individuals described as 'investigative'?
Answer: Research, science, medicine, mathematics
Holland's Investigative type is characterized by intellectual curiosity, preference for analytical and problem-solving tasks, and interest in science and research. Careers in research, medicine, and mathematics align closely with this type.
According to Donald Super's Life-Span, Life-Space theory, which developmental stage involves consolidating a career choice and establishing oneself in a preferred occupation?
Answer: Establishment (ages 25-44)
The Establishment stage (ages 25-44) is characterized by stabilizing, consolidating, and advancing in one's chosen career field after the initial entry period.
The concept of 'work salience' in career development refers to:
Answer: The relative importance a person attaches to work as a life role
Work salience describes the importance or centrality of the work role relative to other life roles (family, leisure, community). High work salience means work is a central life interest.
The 'happenstance learning theory' developed by John Krumboltz emphasizes:
Answer: Unplanned events and chance encounters are valuable career opportunities
Krumboltz's Happenstance Learning Theory (HLT) proposes that unplanned events are normal and should be embraced as opportunities. Counselors help clients develop curiosity, persistence, flexibility, and risk-taking to capitalize on chance events.
Anne Roe's career theory is based primarily on which psychological framework?
Answer: Psychoanalytic and needs theory (Maslow)
Roe based her theory on Maslow's hierarchy of needs and psychoanalytic concepts, proposing that early parent-child interactions shape fundamental needs which in turn influence career choices.
A career counselor using Narrative Career Counseling would MOST likely ask a client:
Answer: Tell me the story of how you came to be in your current career situation
Narrative career counseling (Mark Savickas's Career Construction Theory) focuses on life stories and personal narratives. Counselors help clients author meaningful career stories by exploring themes in their life histories.