CCA Career Transitions & Life-Span Development Flashcards

The concept of 'career adaptability' in Mark Savickas' Career Construction Theory refers to:

Answer: The psychosocial resources individuals use to manage current and anticipated career tasks and transitions

Career adaptability encompasses four dimensions—Concern, Control, Curiosity, and Confidence—representing the readiness and resources to cope with career development tasks and transitions.

A CCA client is in the 'Neutral Zone' of Bridges' Transition Model. Which description BEST characterizes this phase?

Answer: An in-between period of confusion, identity uncertainty, and creative possibility before a new beginning

The Neutral Zone is the psychological 'wilderness' between an ending and a new beginning—disorienting but rich with opportunity for self-discovery and reinvention.

Which theoretical framework posits that career development is influenced by four factors: genetic endowments, environmental conditions, learning experiences, and task approach skills?

Answer: Krumboltz's Social Learning Theory of Career Decision Making

Krumboltz identified four factors influencing career development: genetic endowments and special abilities, environmental conditions and events, learning experiences, and task approach skills.

In career counseling, 'role salience' refers to:

Answer: The relative importance an individual assigns to various life roles such as worker, parent, and citizen

Role salience—central to Super's Life Career Rainbow—describes how important different life roles (work, family, community) are to an individual and how much they invest in each.

A CCA working with a client experiencing 'career burnout' should FIRST distinguish burnout from:

Answer: Depression and other clinical mental health conditions requiring referral to a licensed mental health professional

Burnout symptoms overlap with depression and other clinical conditions; CCAs must assess carefully and refer to licensed mental health professionals when clinical intervention is indicated.

Levinson's 'BOOM' period (Becoming One's Own Man/Person) typically involves:

Answer: Breaking free from early adult mentors to establish an autonomous career identity, typically in one's late 30s

Levinson described the BOOM period (late 30s) as a time when individuals strive for independence, shedding reliance on mentors to establish their own career authority and legacy.