Deck 12: Relational Approaches to Career Development

Question 1

Psychoanalysis is the basis for which of these career development theories?

A) Anne Roe's personality development theory
B) John Holland's personality theory
C) parent-child interaction theory
D) work adjustment theory

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of these concepts is associated with attachment theory of career development?

A) avoidance of the child
B) extraversion
C) secure pattern
D) stabilizing

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Contextual action theory is used to explain

A) the role of parenting style on the occupational choice of children.
B) how peers influence the career choice of students.
C) how parents and children perceive the children's career decision-making.
D) attachment style of children and how it affects career choice.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Blustein points out that relationships at work

A) are less important than the work itself.
B) can prevent advancement.
C) provide an opportunity for supervisory experience.
D) can be a valuable part of work experience.

Question 5

The "strange situation" method is used to make observations about

A) career maturity.
B) decision-making.
C) patterns of attachment.
D) work adjustment.

Question 6

Phillips and her colleagues have examined career decision-making as it relates to

A) behavioral theory.
B) cognitive theory.
C) relationships the decision-maker has with others.
D) spiritual approaches to counseling.

Question 7

Anne Roe's career development theory was based on the work of

A) Carl Rogers.
B) Donald Super.
C) John Holland.
D) Sigmund Freud.

Question 8

Which of the following theories has generated the most research support for its theoretical constructs?

A) attachment theory
B) Blustein's relational theory of working
C) Phillips's developmental relational model
D) Super's developmental theory

Question 9

Career development theorists who are influenced by attachment theory study how

A) attachment issues in early childhood relate to later career development
B) basic elements of career choice are determined by the age of seven.
C) individuals become attached to a career choice at an early age and do not waiver.
D) volunteer work in college is unrelated to later choice of a career.

Question 10

Which theory makes specific predictions about the effect of parental relationships on occupational selection?

A) attachment theory
B) Blustein's relational theory of working
C) Roe's theory
D) Phillips's theory

Question 11

Relationships with family, friends, peers, teachers, and others is associated with this theory.

A) family systems therapy
B) Phllips's developmental relational model
C) Roe's personality theory
D) Super's developmental theory

Question 12

Research on attachment theory is associated with the work of

A) John Bowlby.
B) Sigmund Freud.
C) Anne Roe.
D) Donald Super.

Question 13

Discussing attachment issues in counseling may be helpful in career exploration, as it can help an individual develop

A) a sense of identity.
B) a sense of security.
C) career maturity.
D) self-efficacy.

Question 14

In career counseling, a genogram can be used to

A) assess abilities.
B) assess interests.
C) discuss career choices of relatives.
D) send new career information to clients.

Question 15

Relationships with parents is most important in this theory of career development.

A) attachment theory
B) Blustein's relational theory of working
C) Phillips's developmental relationship model
D) Roe's personality development model

Question 16

The Parent Involved Career Exploration Counseling Process (PICE) was developed by studying

A) children's views of their relationships with parents.
B) childhood recollections of a sample of adult workers.
C) examining conversations between parents and their own children.
D) parents' views of how they raise their children.

Question 17

Parenting style is most important to this theory of career development.

A) Blustein's relational theory of working
B) Myers-Briggs Type theory
C) Roe's personality development theory
D) work adjustment theory

Question 18

Frequent career exploration behavior is most likely to be found in one or more of these attachment patterns.

A) anxious-ambivalent
B) avoidant
C) secure
D) all of the above

Question 19

The Parent Involved Career Exploration Counseling Process (PICE) features counseling which focuses on

A) the parent's discussing career issues with a counselor and without the child present.
B) the parents and children working together with a counselor.
C) the child's attachment to the parents.
D) furthering an enmeshed relationship between child and parent.

Question 20

The anxious ambivalent pattern of behavior in young children is associated with this theory.

A) attachment theory
B) family systems therapy
C) Phillips's developmental relational model
D) Super's developmental theory

Question 21

Jodi's mother has told her that she can't go to college next year, because her mother needs help in running her restaurant. According to Phillips's developmental career relational model, this is an example of

A) criticism.
B) forced guidance.
C) non-active support.
D) unsuccessful recruitment.

Question 22

According to Phillips's developmental career relational model, the Actions of Others range from

A) confident independence to insecure use of others.
B) information provided to seeking information about self.
C) non-active support to criticism.
D) unsuccessful recruitment to weighing options.

Question 23

Blair has friends in the theater industry and has given Stevie information that would help Stevie develop her career options. According to Phillips's developmental career relational model, this is an example of

A) alternatives provided.
B) criticism.
C) seeking information about self.
D) unconditional support.

Question 24

Blustein's relational theory of working shows how relationships can provide individuals

A) a way to get promoted to a new position.
B) a means to network with others.
C) a way to find others to substitute for you when you need to miss work.
D) a feeling of self worth.

Question 25

Studying the effect of relationships with other people on the career development of individuals is the focus of

A) attachment theory.
B) family therapy.
C) Phillips's developmental relational model.
D) Roe's personality development theory.

Question 26

George has said: My football coach has suggested that I look for an athletic scholarship at a major university for next year@. According to Phillips's developmental career relational model, this is an example of

A) forced guidance.
B) insecure use of others.
C) push/nudge.
D) unconditional support.

Question 27

In the study of the importance of relationships, the area of study that has done the most research in different countries is

A) attachment theory.
B) parent-child interaction theory.
C) Blustein's relational theory of working.
D) Phillips's developmental relationship model.

Question 28

Blustein's theory looks at relationships at work as

A) providing an opportunity for advancement.
B) a way to learn to tolerate poor working conditions.
C) a means of providing occupational information.
D) of utmost importance

Question 29

The concept of disengagement is described differently by these two theories.

A) family systems and Holland
B) family systems and Super
C) social cognitive and Holland
D) social cognitive and Super

Question 30

Susan wants to be a machinist, but is concerned because all of her brothers and sisters have at least a bachelor's degree. Her counselor used a (an) to help her discuss her aspirations as they compare to those of her siblings.

A) decision tree
B) genogram
C) interest inventory
D) sequential decision making plan

Question 31

Which of the following is a major theme of Phillips's developmental relational career development model?

A) Other Centeredness
B) Other Directedness
C) Self Centeredness
D) Self Directedness

Question 32

Phillips and her colleagues have examined career decision-making as it relates to

A) attachment to parents.
B) conventional thinking.
C) actions of others.
D) specifying.

Question 33

Which of the following is a major theme of Philips's developmental relational career development model?

A) Actions of Others
B) Actions of Parents
C) Actions of Self
D) Actions of Employers

Question 34

Parent-child career interaction theorists study

A) early childhood attachment patterns.
B) parents' attitudes towards their children.
C) videotaped conversations between parents and their children.
D) family genograms at various points in time.

Question 35

A diagram of family relationships is called a

A) career-o-gram.
B) genogram.
C) telegram.
D) zen-o-gram.

Question 36

Dalia has impressed her guidance counselor with her thoughtful approach to career decision-making. According to Phillips's developmental career relational model, this is an example of

A) cautious directedness.
B) false confidence.
C) forced guidance.
D) a systematic approach.

Question 37

The genogram is associated with this approach.

A) attachment theory
B) family therapy
C) parent-child interaction therapy
D) Roe's personality development

Question 38

Basel's guidance counselor has redirected his choice to be a fashion model. According to Phillips's developmental career relational model, this is an example of

A) forced guidance.
B) information provided.
C) non-active support.
D) systematic directedness

Question 39

Caregiving in the workplace is an emphasis of this theory:

A) attachment theory
B) Blustein's relational theory of working
C) family therapy
D) Phillips's theory

Question 40

Vanessa works as a cashier at a grocery store She tells her counselor that the friends that she has met at work mean much more to her than the work itself, as she dislikes her job. This statement fits most closely with this theory:

A) attachment theory
B) Blustein's relational theory of working
C) Roe's theory
D) Phillips's theory

Question 41

The concept of unconditional support in career decision making is associated with this theory.

A) attachment theory.
B) family therapy.
C) Phillips's developmental relational model.
D) Roe's personality development theory.

Question 42

Using others as a sounding board in career decision-making is associated with this approach.

A) Gottfredson's theory.
B) Blustein's relational theory of working.
C) narrative career counseling
D) Phillips's developmental relationship model.