Question 1

The tasks of crystallizing, specifying, and actualizing a career choice occur in what stage?&#10;A)growth&#10;B)exploration&#10;C)establishment&#10;D)maintenance

Accepted Answer

Crystallizing, specifying, and actualizing a career choice are all part of the career exploration stage. This stage occurs during adolescence and early adulthood when individuals are exploring different career options and trying to figure out their interests and skills. It involves researching different career paths, gaining experience through internships or job shadowing, and making decisions about which path to pursue.

Question 2

According to Super, the vocational choice is an implementation of ______.&#10;A)personality&#10;B)self-concept&#10;C)self-esteem&#10;D)free will

Accepted Answer

According to Donald Super, vocational choice is an implementation of self-concept. Super believed that career choices and preferences are a reflection of an individual's understanding and perception of themselves.

Question 3

Which theorist used a rainbow to illustrate his or her career theory?&#10;A)Holland&#10;B)Super&#10;C)Gottfredson&#10;D)Bandura

Accepted Answer

Donald Super used a rainbow to illustrate his theory of vocational development in which he suggested that each individual has a unique set of personal characteristics and these characteristics contribute to their vocational identity. Each person's vocational identity is represented by a different color on the rainbow, and the goal of career counseling is to help individuals find the right balance of these characteristics to achieve job satisfaction and success.

Question 4

True or false: According to Super's theory, there is one ideal occupation for each individual.&#10;A)True.There is an ideal fit between a specific person and a specific job, although only a few people find this match.&#10;B)True.The purpose of career assessment is to help people discover their ideal match.&#10;C)False.People may have characteristics appropriate for multiple occupations.&#10;D)False.Because occupations are not people, no one can specify a good for a particular occupation.

Accepted Answer

Super's theory acknowledges that individuals may have characteristics suitable for multiple occupations, meaning that there is not necessarily only one ideal occupation for each person.

Question 5

Which theory has been especially influential in shaping how school counselors work with students individually, in small groups, and in classrooms to explore careers?&#10;A)Super's&#10;B)Holland's&#10;C)Gottfredson's&#10;D)TWA

Accepted Answer

Super's theory of career development has been especially influential in shaping how school counselors work with students individually, in small groups, and in classrooms to explore careers. Super's theory emphasizes the importance of self-concept and its relationship to career exploration and decision-making. His theory also outlines stages of career development and corresponding tasks that individuals must complete in each stage. School counselors use Super's theory to guide their work with students in exploring their interests, values, and abilities and connecting those with potential career paths.

Question 6

Which statement is the most accurate according to Super?&#10;A)Multiple roles enrich life.&#10;B)Multiple roles overburden life.&#10;C)Multiple roles can enrich life or overburden life.&#10;D)Multiple roles neither enrich life nor overburden it.A person's attitude determines level of burden.

Accepted Answer

Super's statement recognizes that multiple roles can have a positive or negative impact on life depending on a person's individual circumstances and attitudes. It acknowledges that there can be both enriching and burdensome aspects to having multiple roles. This option is the most accurate because it recognizes the complex and varied nature of balancing multiple roles.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a life role proposed by Super?&#10;A)homemaker&#10;B)child&#10;C)leisurite&#10;D)parent

Accepted Answer

Super's life roles include child, student, leisurite, citizen, worker, spouse, homemaker, and pensioner, but not specifically "parent."

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a task of the Growth stage?&#10;A)becoming concerned about the future&#10;B)convincing oneself to achieve in school and at work&#10;C)establishing mature relationships&#10;D)acquiring competent work habits

Accepted Answer

During the Growth stage, the focus is on developing competencies and skills for future work and personal development, such as becoming concerned about the future, achieving in school and work, and acquiring competent work habits. Establishing mature relationships is more characteristic of later developmental stages focused on social and emotional development.

Question 9

The term life space refers to what?&#10;A)our physical environment&#10;B)our economic environment&#10;C)the roles we play&#10;D)our personal relationships

Accepted Answer

Life space refers to the roles we play and the psychological environment that influences our behavior and decisions.

Question 10

The model of counseling that is based on Super's theory is ______.&#10;A)career development assessment and counseling model&#10;B)culturally congruent career counseling model&#10;C)developmentally appropriate career counseling model&#10;D)life space/life span counseling model

Accepted Answer

Super's theory emphasizes the importance of career development throughout the lifespan and provides a framework for the Career Development Assessment and Counseling Model, also known as the developmental career counseling model. This model focuses on identifying an individual's stage of career development and providing appropriate interventions to facilitate progress in their career journey.

Question 11

List and describe the five maxicycles, as developed by Super.Reflecting on the case of Leslie, provide some analysis of how Leslie is navigating these stages.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List and describe the five maxicycles, as...

Question 12

According to your text, the developmental career theories tend to view career choice as ______, whereas person-environment fit theories tend to view career choice as ______.&#10;A)a process; an event&#10;B)an event; a process&#10;C)permanent; temporary&#10;D)temporary; permanent

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to your text, the developmental career...

Question 13

Career maturity involves both cognitive factors and what other factors?&#10;A)intellectual&#10;B)attitudinal&#10;C)emotional&#10;D)social

Accepted Answer

The answer of Career maturity involves both cognitive factors and...

Deck 9: Supers Developmental Theory