Career and Lifestyle Development Flashcards
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Which concept from Bandura's Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) refers to a person's belief in their own ability to successfully perform a specific behavior or task?
Answer: Self-efficacy
Self-efficacy — confidence in one's ability to perform specific tasks — is the central construct of SCCT and directly influences career interests, goals, and actions.
In career counseling, 'work values' assessments help clients clarify which of the following?
Answer: What is intrinsically important to them in work, such as achievement, autonomy, or helping others
Work values clarification helps clients identify what they find most meaningful and satisfying in work — the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that give work meaning.
A career counselor using narrative career counseling would MOST likely ask a client to:
Answer: Tell the story of their career journey and identify themes across life experiences
Narrative career counseling invites clients to construct meaning from their career story, identifying recurring themes, values, and preferred identities.
According to the NCDA ethical guidelines, which of the following represents an ethical use of career assessments?
Answer: Selecting assessments that are valid and reliable for the client's cultural background
Ethical use of assessments requires selecting culturally appropriate, valid, and reliable instruments — and using results as one component of a broader counseling process.
The concept of 'planned happenstance' in career development, associated with Krumboltz, suggests that counselors should help clients:
Answer: Develop curiosity, flexibility, and openness to take advantage of unexpected opportunities
Planned happenstance theory holds that unexpected events can be career opportunities — and counselors should cultivate skills like curiosity, persistence, and flexibility to capitalize on them.
When counseling a client from a collectivistic cultural background about career decisions, a culturally competent counselor would MOST likely:
Answer: Acknowledge that family and community obligations may be central to the client's career values and decisions
Culturally competent career counseling respects collectivistic values — many clients make career decisions that prioritize family needs, community expectations, and relational obligations.