Career Counseling 05 Practice Questions

Front 1

Trait and Factor approaches focus on:
a. prediction.
b. diagnosis.
c. analysis.
d. personal values.

Back 1

B. diagnosis.

Front 2

Holland's theory assumes:
a. the choice of an occupation is an expression of personality.
b. the members of an occupational group have similar personalities and histories of personal development.
c. occupational achievement, stability, and satisfaction depend on congruence between personality and job environment.
d. all of the above.

Back 2

D. all of the above.

Front 3

In a 1985 refinement of his theory, Holland identified which of these secondary assumptions to his theory?
a. Some types of persons or environments have more relationship to each other than do others.
b. Combinations of persons have a cumulative effect on their environments.
c. RIASEC is applicable to multicultural counseling.
d. His hexagon could be used to illustrate matching job types.

Back 3

A. Some types of persons or environments have more relationship to each other than do others.

Front 4

Roe postulated which of the following child-rearing practices which might affect later vocational choice?
a. Emotional concentration - overprotecting
b. Avoidance - emotional rejection
c. Acceptance - incorporating the child into the family unit
d. All of the above.

Back 4

D. All of the above.

Front 5

Maslow arranged
a. traits in an ascending order.
b. personality traits in order as they affect job satisfaction.
c. needs that must be satisfied before the next higher order need is satisfied.
d. abilities in order of their importance to career choice.

Back 5

C. needs that must be satisfied before the next higher order need is satisfied.

Front 6

Bordin reformulated psychoanalytic theory to:
a. give more prominence to ego development.
b. give more prominence to obsessive urges.
c. give more prominence to the role of play in human life.
d. "a" and "c."

Back 6

D. "a" and "c."

Front 7

Social learning theory assumes:
a. genetic background and environment necessarily affect the learning experiences that an individual encounters.
b. genetic background and environment are of equal importance with unique learning experiences.
c. an individual can't learn what his/her genetic background and environment resist.
d. "a" and "b."

Back 7

A. genetic background and environment necessarily affect the learning experiences that an individual encounters.

Front 8

Krumboltz and his associates believe the role of the counselor is:
a. to be congruent with the client.
b. to challenge faulty beliefs.
c. to investigate child-parent experiences as they affect career choice.
d. to educate the client to the effect individual transactions has on career

Back 8

B. to challenge faulty beliefs.

Front 9

Krumboltz identified several types of problems that can arise from faulty self-observation, generalizations or inaccurate interpretation of environmental conditions. They are:
a. persons may fails to recognize that a remediable problem exists.
b. persons may eliminate a potentially satisfying alternative for inappropriate reason.
c. persons may suffer anguish and anxiety of perceived inability to achieve goals.
d. all of the above.

Back 9

D. all of the above.

Front 10

The theory that job satisfaction and work adjustment result from correspondence between individual and environment is attributed to
a. Krumboltz.
b. Robert Hoppock
c. Holland
d. Dawis and Lofquist

Back 10

D. Dawis and Lofquist

Front 11

Work adjustment theory assumes that
a. each individual seeks to achieve and maintain correspondence with his or her environment.
b. each individual seeks to achieve and maintain superiority over his or her environment.
c. each individual seeks to mold his or her environment while remaining flexible.
d. each individual seeks to finish work adjustment as allowed by his or her environment.

Back 11

A. each individual seeks to achieve and maintain correspondence with his or her environment.

Front 12

Accident/Chance theory proposes that several factors influence chance encounters. Which of the following is/are on the list of factors?
a. Milieu rewards
b. Emotional ties
c. Entry skills
d. all of the above

Back 12

D. all of the above

Front 13

Status attainment theory predicts
a. the prestige level of a person's job from an individual's social background.
b. that the individual will always opt for the highest status possible.
c. that individuals typically follow in their parents' footsteps.
d. that status will be obtained from other pursuits if not achieved in the work-place.

Back 13

A. the prestige level of a person's job from an individual's social background.

Front 14

The basic concept of Human Capital Theory in career development is
a. a short-term career solution aid.
b. an endorsement of trait and factor theory.
c. the primary economic theory related to career development.
d. "b" and "c."

Back 14

D. "b" and "c."

Front 15

Ginzberg, Ginsburg, Axelrad, and Henna identified which of the following major periods in career choice?
a. Fantasy
b. Tentative
c. Realistic
d. All of the foregoing

Back 15

D. All of the foregoing

Front 16

In Super's maintenance stage, the following activity(ies) can be expected:
a. The individual will identify new problems to work on.
b. The focus of the individual will be on advancing his/her career.
c. The individual will adjust his/her career to better meet his/her needs.
d. The individual will start to mentor younger workers.

Back 16

A. The individual will identify new problems to work on.

Front 17

Crites cites 3 possible causes for indecision. Which of these is NOT one of them?
a. The multipotential individual who is unable to designate one goal from among many choices.
b. The individual who has failed in prior choices, and has lost courage to make choices.
c. The undecided individual who cannot make a choice from among the available alternatives.
d. The uninterested individual who is uncertain about a choice because of a lack of an appropriate interest pattern.

Back 17

B. The individual who has failed in prior choices, and has lost courage to make choices.

Front 18

To test aptitudes, which of these is useful?
a. COPES
b. GATB
c. WAIS
d. VPI

Back 18

B. GATB