Adolescent Career Development – Flashcards
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Using abstract thinking, adolescents are able to approach career decision-making differently than children when they are in one of these stages of cognitive development, as described
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Formal Operations
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Which of the following of Jean Piaget's stages most closely corresponds to Erik Erikson's identity stage?
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Formal Operations
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According to Super, children at the age of 7 to 10 are most likely to base career choices on
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Interests
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A child who considers becoming an actor after watching a movie is most likely in which one of Super's stages of career development
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Interests
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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 one of these stages of Super's theory of career development.
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Capacities
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Luke very much wants to help disadvantaged youth and, in general, wants to help adolescents. Luke is most likely in one of these stages of Super's theory of career development
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Values
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Sophia is concerned about the effect that environmental pollution is having on living things. Sophia is most likely in one of these stages of Ginzberg's theory of career development
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Values
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Which of the following theorists developed the concept of recycling?
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Super
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Which of Super's concepts of career maturity covers how much a student feels that he or she knows?
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Career Planning
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Harry is a tenth grader who is eager and willing to seek career information. This behavior is best described by Super's concept of
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Career Exploration
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Logan knows how to make career plans and choices for the immediate future. This behavior is best described by Super's concept of
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Decision-making
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Audrey 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
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Decision-making
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Ann has a good idea of why people change jobs and how they get important information about jobs. Ann's thinking is best described by Super's concept of
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World-of-work information
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Brecken doesn't now how people find out about jobs or how they get occupational information. Brecken's thinking is best described by Super's concept of
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World-of-work information
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Sydney is considering work in the health care field. He has learned about several occupations in the medical field. He has a good idea about job duties, earnings, and education needed. Sydney's thinking is best described by Super's concept of
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Knowledge of the preferred occupational group
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Jane knows virtually nothing about jobs in business, an area of work that she is seriously considering. She doesn't know what individuals do, how much they make, or how to get into the business field. Jane's thinking is best described by Super's concept of
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Knowledge of the preferred occupational group
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Chip 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.
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Career Maturity
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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
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Career Maturity
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Vondracek's developmental-contextual career theory focuses on identity and
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Cultural or environmental factors
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Developmental contextual theory represents the ideas of
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Vondracek
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Waverly says "I like to help others learn languages and about other cultures." This is an example of Super's concept of
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Psychtalk
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Waverly says "I would like to be a foreign language teacher." This is an example of Super's concept of
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Occtalk
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The concept most similar to career maturity is
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Erikson's vocational identity
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Which of Erik Erikson's stages have had the most influence on the study of career development in adolescence?
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Identity
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According to Marcia, which of the following stages is most advanced?
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Achievement
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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.
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Foreclosure
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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?
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Diffusion
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Jamie wants to take her junior year of college to find herself. Jamie is in which one of Marcia's stages?
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Moratorium
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Kate is uncertain of what she will do when she graduates college. She wants to take a semester off to find out. Kate is in which one of Marcia's stages?
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Moratorium
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Al has decided to major in political science and plans to go to law school, a career choce that has depended on Al's conscientiousness. Al is in which one of Marcia's stages?
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Achievement
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Sharon has decided to major in animal science and plans to be a veterinarian. Sharon is in which one of Marcia's stages?
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Achievement
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Erikson's identity formation is called
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Vocational Identity
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Greatly facilitates career planning
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Abstract thinking
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Super believed about the age of 7, children cease to make fantasy choices and instead base their choices on
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Interests
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Super said the ______________period covers the ages of 11 to 14 years old
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Capacity
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Career guidance for 17 and 18 year olds includes an assessment of
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Interests, Capacities, and values
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Orientation to vocational choice, which deals with concerns about career choices and using occupational information
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Super's Vocational Maturity
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Information and planning about a preferred occupation - specific information that the individual has about the occupation he or she intends to enter
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Super's Vocational Maturity
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Consistency of vocational preference, concerned not only with stability of an occupational choice over time, but also with its consistency within occupational fields and levels
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Super's Vocational Maturity
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Crystallization of traits, including seven indices of attitudes toward work
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Super's Vocational Maturity
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The wisdom of vocational preference, which refers to the relationship between choice and abilities, activities, and interests
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Super's Vocational Maturity
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Having few clear ideas of what one wants and not being concerned about the future
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Diffusion
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One explores options while wanting a direction, but not having one
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Moratorium
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Making a choice based on family tradition, without exploring other options
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Foreclosure
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Knowing what one wants and making plans to attain an occupational goal
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Achievement
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I don't know what I want. Whatever happens happens
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Diffusion
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I don't know what I want, but I want to find out
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Moratorium
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I know what I want and I follow established paths
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Foreclosure
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I know what I want and have made plans already
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Achievement
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Statements to describe aptitudes, interests, and other characteristics of one's self
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Psychtalk
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Statements about occupations
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Occtalk
