CCA Foundations of Career Development Theories 5

Question 1

The Cultural Context Model of career development (Cook, Heppner & O'Brien) argues that effective career interventions must centrally address:

Accepted Answer

Cultural context and systemic influences such as race, gender, and class

Answer

Cook, Heppner, and O'Brien challenged mainstream theories for ignoring how cultural context, privilege, and systemic barriers fundamentally shape career development for diverse populations.

Question 2

Krumboltz's Happenstance Learning Theory identifies five skills needed to capitalize on unplanned events. Which of the following is NOT one of these skills?

Accepted Answer

Conformity

Answer

Krumboltz's five skills are curiosity, persistence, flexibility, optimism, and risk-taking — conformity is antithetical to the open exploration the theory promotes.

Question 3

In Holland's theory, a 'differentiated' profile is one in which:

Accepted Answer

One or two types clearly dominate with noticeably lower scores on other types

Answer

Differentiation describes how sharply defined a person's profile is; a highly differentiated person has a clear peak type, making career counseling more straightforward.

Question 4

Donald Super described the full lifespan career pattern as a 'maxi-cycle' moving through five stages in the order of:

Accepted Answer

Growth, Exploration, Establishment, Maintenance, Disengagement

Answer

Super's five maxi-cycle stages are Growth (childhood), Exploration (adolescence), Establishment (young adulthood), Maintenance (middle adulthood), and Disengagement (late career).

Question 5

Cognitive Information Processing (CIP) theory, developed by Peterson, Sampson, and Reardon, centers career problem-solving on:

Accepted Answer

The CASVE cycle of communication, analysis, synthesis, valuing, and execution

Answer

CIP theory uses the CASVE cycle as its core decision-making model and places the Pyramid of Information Processing at the heart of career problem-solving and decision-making.

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CCA Foundations of Career Development Theories 5