CPCE Career Development 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which career development theory emphasizes that individuals move through stages of growth, exploration, establishment, maintenance, and disengagement over their lifespan?
- Holland's RIASEC Model
- Super's Life-Span Life-Space Theory (Correct answer)
- Krumboltz's Social Learning Theory
- Lent's Social Cognitive Career Theory
Correct answer: Super's Life-Span Life-Space Theory
Super's Life-Span Life-Space Theory describes career development as a lifelong process with distinct stages from childhood through retirement.
Question 2: A client reports feeling 'stuck' because they believe they are not smart enough to pursue a management career. A counselor using Krumboltz's theory would identify this as a:
- Reality testing deficit
- Dysfunctional career belief (Correct answer)
- Personality-environment mismatch
- Stage transition difficulty
Correct answer: Dysfunctional career belief
Krumboltz's Happenstance Learning Theory identifies dysfunctional beliefs (private rules) as barriers that counselors help clients examine and reframe.
Question 3: The concept of 'career adaptability' in Savickas's Career Construction Theory refers to:
- The ability to change occupations without retraining
- Readiness and resources for coping with current and anticipated vocational tasks (Correct answer)
- Matching personality to job requirements
- Resistance to career-related stress
Correct answer: Readiness and resources for coping with current and anticipated vocational tasks
Career adaptability involves concern, control, curiosity, and confidence as resources that help individuals navigate career transitions.
Question 4: When conducting a career genogram with a client, the primary purpose is to:
- Assess the client's occupational aptitudes
- Explore family patterns and intergenerational influences on career choices (Correct answer)
- Identify transferable skills from prior employment
- Create a structured job search plan
Correct answer: Explore family patterns and intergenerational influences on career choices
A career genogram maps family occupational themes across generations to help clients understand how family dynamics shape their career beliefs.
Question 5: According to Holland's theory, a person who scores highest on Artistic and Social dimensions would be MOST satisfied in which occupation?
- Accountant
- Mechanical engineer
- Art therapist (Correct answer)
- Database administrator
Correct answer: Art therapist
Art therapist combines Artistic (creative expression) and Social (helping people) Holland types, matching the client's dominant dimensions.
Question 6: The 'happenstance' component of Krumboltz's revised theory suggests that counselors should help clients:
- Avoid unpredictable career events by thorough planning
- Recognize and capitalize on unplanned events as career opportunities (Correct answer)
- Follow a structured five-year career path
- Rely solely on aptitude testing for direction
Correct answer: Recognize and capitalize on unplanned events as career opportunities
Planned Happenstance Theory encourages curiosity, persistence, and openness so clients can transform chance events into career opportunities.
Question 7: Which assessment tool is specifically designed to measure a client's work values rather than interests or abilities?
- Strong Interest Inventory
- Work Values Inventory (WVI) (Correct answer)
- Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Correct answer: Work Values Inventory (WVI)
The Work Values Inventory assesses what individuals find intrinsically and extrinsically rewarding in a work environment, such as achievement or independence.
CPCE Career Development 2
Which career development theory emphasizes that individuals move through stages of growth, exploration, establishment, maintenance, and disengagement over their lifespan?