LPC Career Development Theories 5

Question 1

The Minnesota Importance Questionnaire (MIQ) was developed to measure which construct central to the Theory of Work Adjustment?

Accepted Answer

Work-related values and needs

Answer

The MIQ assesses vocational needs and values that workers want reinforced in their work environment, a key component of TWA.

Question 2

According to Gottfredson, which dimension of occupational aspirations is typically developed FIRST in childhood?

Accepted Answer

Gender-role type

Answer

Gottfredson's theory holds that children first eliminate jobs inconsistent with their emerging gender-role orientation (around ages 6–8) before later filtering by prestige or field.

Question 3

In SCCT, 'outcome expectations' are best defined as:

Accepted Answer

Beliefs about the consequences that will follow from a behavior

Answer

Outcome expectations are personal beliefs about the results—positive or negative—that will follow from performing a given behavior.

Question 4

A 55-year-old client is re-entering the workforce after raising children. According to Super's theory, this reflects which phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

Recycling through earlier developmental stages

Answer

Super acknowledged that adults can recycle through earlier stages (growth, exploration, establishment) when facing new career transitions at any age.

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the 'consistency' dimension in Holland's theory?

Accepted Answer

The relatedness of adjacent Holland types in a person's three-letter code

Answer

Consistency refers to how closely related the two highest Holland types are on the hexagon; adjacent types share more in common than types farther apart.

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LPC Career Development Theories 5