Deck 8: Adolescent Career Development

Question 1

Tara is a tenth grader who actively reads career information and asks her parent's friends about their career. This behavior is best described by Super's concept of

A) Career exploration.
B) Decision-making.
C) Knowledge of the preferred occupational group.
D) World-of-work information.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Vondracek's developmental-contextual career theory focuses on identity and

A) cultural or environmental factors.
B) disengagement or retirement.
C) resolution of vocational maturity.
D) withdrawal from society.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Amy is concerned about the effect that global warming is having on living things. Amy is most likely in which of these stages of Super's theory of career development?

A) capacities
B) fantasies
C) interests
D) values

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following theorists examined how adolescent career development changes with age?

A) Myers
B) Gottfredson
C) Holland
D) Super

Question 5

Which of Super's concepts of career maturity covers how much a student feels that he or she knows?

A) Career planning
B) Decision-making
C) Knowledge of the preferred occupational group
D) World-of-work information

Question 6

Adolescents are able to approach career decision-making by using abstract thinking. Using Jean Piaget's theory, which stage are they likely to be in?

A) sensorimotor
B) preoperational
C) concrete operations
D) formal operations

Question 7

Dora says that her father will tell her what to do and she doesn't need to make career choices. Her behavior is best described by Super's concept of

A) Career exploration.
B) Decision-making.
C) Knowledge of the preferred occupational group.
D) World-of-work information.

Question 8

Harmon doesn't now how people find out about jobs or how they get occupational information. Harmon's thinking is best described by Super's concept of

A) Career exploration.
B) Decision-making.
C) Knowledge of the preferred occupational group.
D) World-of-work information.

Question 9

Howard is a 15 year-old sophomore in high school. He has no idea what he wants to do when he graduates from high school. According to Super, the counselor should first assess his _____________ before starting counseling.

A) career maturity
B) interests
C) values
D) abilities

Question 10

Jacob is a senior in high school who is not sure of what he would like to do when he graduates. He is not knowledgeable about work, career decision-making, and career planning. According to Super, his counselor should first assess his

A) career maturity.
B) fantasies.
C) interests.
D) personality.

Question 11

According to Super, children at the age of 7 to 10 are most likely to base career choices on

A) capacities
B) fantasies
C) interests
D) values

Question 12

Arthur very much wants to help disadvantaged youth and, in general, wants to help adolescents. Arthur is most likely in which of these stages of Super's theory of career development?

A) capacities
B) fantasies
C) interests
D) values

Question 13

Developmental contextual theory represents the ideas of

A) Erickson.
B) Holland.
C) Super.
D) Vondracek.

Question 14

Ervin, 11-years-old is considering work in the health care field. He is aware of some of his academic and other skills, but he is still unsure of what field he may enter. According to Howard and Walsh he would be at this level of vocational reasoning.

A) pure association.
B) magical thinking.
C) internal processes and capacities.
D) systemic interaction.

Question 15

Devon knows how to make career plans and choices for the immediate future. This behavior is best described by Super's concept of

A) Career exploration.
B) Decision-making.
C) Knowledge of the preferred occupational group.
D) World-of-work information.

Question 16

A child who considers becoming an actor after watching a movie is most likely in which one of Super's stages of career development.

A) capacities
B) interests
C) transition
D) values

Question 17

Which of the following of Jean Piaget's stages most closely corresponds to Erik Erikson's identity stage?

A) sensorimotor
B) preoperational
C) concrete operations
D) formal operations

Question 18

Harlene has always wanted to be a country and western singer. She has now realized that her singing voice is not of sufficient quality to become a professional singer. Harlene is most likely in which of these stages of Super's theory of career development?

A) capacities
B) fantasies
C) interests
D) values

Question 19

Helga has a good idea of why people change jobs and how they get important information about jobs. Helga's thinking is best described by Super's concept of

A) Career exploration.
B) Decision-making.
C) Knowledge of the preferred occupational group.
D) World-of-work information.

Question 20

Kelvin is becoming aware of his social values and is considering the ministry as a career. According to Howard and Walsh he is probably at this level of vocational reasoning.

A) magical thinking.
B) interaction.
C) realism.
D) world-of-work information.

Question 21

Eric is not sure he knows what he wants to do when he graduates high school. He feels this is an unimportant issue that only his parents are concerned about. Eric is in which one of Marcia's stages?

A) achievement
B) diffusion
C) foreclosure
D) moratorium

Question 22

Jama says "I would like to be a foreign language teacher." This is an example of Super's concept of

A) chalktalk.
B) occtalk.
C) psychtalk.
D) smalltalk.

Question 23

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

A) Gender-role stereotyping is common among children, but not adolescents.
B) Gender-role stereotyping is common among adolescents, but not children.
C) Gender-role stereotyping is common among adolescents and children.
D) Gender-role stereotyping is uncommon among adolescents and children.

Question 24

Kaylie has decided that she will be an engineer because her parents are engineers. She has not thought much about other occupations. According to Marcia, she is in the stage.

A) achievement
B) diffusion
C) foreclosure
D) moratorium

Question 25

Bonita is uncertain of what she will do when she graduates college. She wants to take a semester off to find out. Bonita is in which one of Marcia's stages?

A) achievement
B) diffusion
C) foreclosure
D) moratorium

Question 26

Jama says "I like to help others learn languages and about other cultures." This is an example of Super's concept of

A) chalktalk.
B) occtalk.
C) psychtalk.
D) smalltalk.

Question 27

Vonda wants to take a year off between high school and college to clear her mind. Vonda is in which one of Marcia's stages?

A) achievement
B) diffusion
C) foreclosure
D) moratorium

Question 28

Howard and Walsh's level of systemic interaction is most similar to Vondracek or Marcia's stage of?

A) achievement
B) diffusion
C) foreclosure
D) moratorium

Question 29

The concept most similar to career maturity is

A) Erikson's vocational identity.
B) Holland's consistency.
C) Holland's congruence.
D) work adjustment theory's occupational reinforcers.

Question 30

Sharon has decided to major in animal science and plans to be a veterinarian. Sharon is in which one of Marcia's stages?

A) achievement
B) diffusion
C) foreclosure
D) moratorium

Question 31

Which of Erik Erikson's stages have had the most influence on the study of career development in adolescence?

A) anal stage
B) fantasy stage
C) identity
D) role formation stage

Question 32

Jamal has decided to major in economics and plans to go to business school, a career choice that has depended on Jamal's thoughtfulness. Jamal is in which one of Marcia's stages?

A) achievement
B) diffusion
C) foreclosure
D) moratorium