LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor Career Development Theories Questions and Answers

Question 1

A high school junior tells her counselor that she loves problem-solving and excels in her science and math classes, but she finds creative writing and art projects to be uninteresting.
She is considering a career in engineering or scientific research.
According to John Holland's RIASEC model, which personality type does this student most clearly represent?

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Investigative (I)

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Social (S)

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Artistic (A)

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Enterprising (E)

Question 2

According to Donald Super's Life-Span, Life-Space Theory, a 48-year-old client who is focused on updating their skills to remain relevant in their field and preserving their current professional status is most likely in which stage of career development?

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Maintenance

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Exploration

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Establishment

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Growth

Question 3

A 7-year-old boy states that he can't be a nurse because 'only girls are nurses.' According to Linda Gottfredson's Theory of Circumscription and Compromise, this child is eliminating a career option based on which developmental stage?

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Orientation to sex roles

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Orientation to social valuation

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Orientation to size and power

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Orientation to the internal, unique self

Question 4

A counselor is working with a client who is hesitant to pursue a promotion because of a past failure on a similar project, leading them to believe they are incapable of success in a leadership role. Which career theory places the MOST emphasis on the influence of self-efficacy beliefs, outcome expectations, and personal goals on career choices?

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Social Cognitive Career Theory

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Trait and Factor Theory

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Holland's Typology

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Super's Life-Span Theory

Question 5

Which of the following interventions would be most characteristic of a counselor using John Krumboltz's Learning Theory of Career Counseling?

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Helping the client identify and challenge self-limiting beliefs learned from past experiences.

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Administering a personality inventory to match the client's traits to a job environment.

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Exploring how the client's various life roles interact using a 'life-career rainbow'.

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Analyzing the client's childhood relationships with parents to understand career choice.

Question 6

Frank Parsons, a pioneer in the field of vocational guidance, proposed a three-step framework for making career choices. This framework, which forms the basis of Trait and Factor Theory, involves which of the following core components?

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Gaining self-knowledge, obtaining knowledge of the world of work, and finding a true reasoning between the two.

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Assessing life stages, defining life roles, and developing a self-concept.

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Identifying personality type, finding a congruent environment, and achieving consistency.

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Developing self-efficacy, setting goals, and anticipating outcomes.