Deck 4: Integrating Career and Personal Counseling

Question 1

The four domains within which the interrelationships of a client may be conceptualized or observed are:​

A)​career, biological, affective cognitive.
B)career, social, behavioral and affective.
C)​career, affective, cognitive-behavioral and cultural.
D)​career, cognitive, social and biological.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Evaluation according to what standard assessment instruments may be used to assess career readiness in a client?​

A)​Career Maturity Inventory - Revised
B)​My Vocational Situation
C)​My Career Inventory
D)​A and B

Answer 2

D

Question 3

A recently widowed homemaker has come to your office to help her identify what career paths she should consider.She states that she needs to find a job that makes enough money to support herself and her two children.Identify questions, hypotheses and strategies for addressing this client from a "whole person" perspective.

Answer 3

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Major Points
Inquire about her support systems, including the role of culture in her life
Ask existential questions-how does she interpret her husband's death (are there unresolved feelings of anger, questioning, etc.? Is there a desire to figure out "Why am I here?").Inquire, using standardized and non-standardized assessments about interests, skills, values, etc.Reflect on her emotions about having to return to work, losing her husband, trying to manage as a single mother, etc.Listen for negative self-talk and utilize cognitive reframing exercises.Experiences with racism, sexism, ageism, and other forms of discrimination

Question 4

An anxiety disorder can be treated with a progressive muscle relaxation technique, referred to as:​

A)​muscle relaxation desensitization.
B)systematic desensitizing.
C)​systemic muscle relaxation.
D)​systemic desensitization.

Question 5

What is the most effective mind-set when using a holistic approach to career counseling?

A)​The concept of a narrow focus on career choice is preferable
B)​The counselor needs to view the client from a total person perspective
C)​It is not necessary to look at the interrelationship between career and personal problems
D)​The client requires to focus on career and personal counseling separately

Question 6

Does a client presenting with antisocial behavior meet the criteria for a full-blown psychological disorder?​

A)​Sometimes, not always
B)​Never
C)​Always
D)​None of the above

Question 7

Personality disorders that have developed over time:​

A)​Successful treatment is most difficult
B)​Can be successfully treated during the career choice process
C)​Are treated after diagnosis using at least two to three interventions
D)​Are not a major concern for career counselors

Question 8

In which category would one place distorted beliefs, poor self-concept, chemical imbalances and perceptions of isolation from peers?

A)​Social vulnerability
B)​Biological vulnerability
C)​Cognitive-behavioral vulnerability
D)​Psychological vulnerability

Question 9

When does the development of personality dimensions typically begin?

A)​Early childhood
B)​Teenage years
C)​Late childhood
D)​Young adult years

Question 10

How is behavior now viewed?

A)​Singlefaceted
B)​Two-dimensional
C)​One-dimensional
D)​Multidimensional and multifaceted

Question 11

Which statement is NOT true of career and personal counseling?​

A)​It is sometimes best to delay career counseling until some or most personal problems are moderated
B)​Career and personal counseling are not interconnected
C)​Career and personal counseling can take place simultaneously
D)​Career and personal counseling are interconnected

Question 12

The scientific method of determining influences that drive behavior is known as:​

A)​Integrative approach
B)​Need approach
C)​Behavioral approach
D)​Multiple approach

Question 13

What is role does self-concept play in the career choice process?

Question 14

According to Kail and Cavanaugh (2010) what may be considered one of the influential driving forces of human development?

A)​Social support
B)​Social contributions
C)​Life course events
D)​Self-esteem

Question 15

Which one of the following statements about human behavior is most significant for integrating career and personal concerns?​

A)​Human behavior is multidimensional
B)​Human behavior is strictly a sociological matter
C)​Human behavior needs to be reinforced
D)​Human behavior is one-dimensional

Question 16

The following are examples of career-related problems that can affect life roles EXCEPT:

A)​work maladjustment.
B)​changing work requirements.
C)​career transitions.
D)untidy desks.

Question 17

Identify an early supporter of integrating career and personal concerns who suggested a blending of career and personal concerns that are to be addressed by career counselors and viewed as occupational mental health.

A)​Ginzberg
B)​Osipow
C)​Super
D)​Crites

Question 18

Davidson and Gilbert propose that counselors recognize the personal and contextual realities that clients bring to counseling and suggest that career is seen as a _________.

A)​counseling belief
B)​personal identity
C)​cultural identity
D)​personal problem

Question 19

The affective domain includes concerns regarding:​

A)​faulty thinking, inappropriate behavior, maladaptive behavior, poor information processing skills.
B)​poor adjustment to the dominant cultural values, lack of job skills, effects of discrimination and oppression, relating to others.
C)​emotional instability, panic attacks, poor self-esteem, feelings of inferiority, helplessness.
D)indecisiveness, deficiencies in basic skills, poor work identity.

Question 20

Over time, counselors have discovered that the need for integrating career and personal concerns has been highlighted by which of the following?​

A)​The growing complexity of the job market
B)​Globalization has been responsible for job loss in this country
C)​The discovery of more psychological disorders
D)​Personal problems in multiple life roles over the life span

Question 21

What is the integrated approach to psychotherapy?​

Question 22

The contributions of cognitive science and neuroscience have underscored which factors as being the major forces that drive behavior?

A)​The interplay of biological, psychological and social influences
B)​Thought processes
C)​The interplay of social and entertainment influences
D)​The relationship specifically between biological and psychological issues

Question 23

How can a client address anxiety disorder with systematic desensitization?

Question 24

The major influences that drive behavior are:​

A)​Biological influences
B)​Biological and psychological influences
C)​Biological, psychological, and social/cultural influences
D)​Psychological and social/cultural influences

Question 25

Present examples of client problems in each of the four domains-career, affective, cognitive-behavioral, and culture.

Question 26

The interaction of which three domains could elicit an anxiety response in a stressful situation?

A)​Psychological, psychosomatic, physical
B)​Biological, psychological, social
C)​Biological, physical, cultural
D)​Sociological, psychological, cultural

Question 27

Define the holistic approach and its rationale.

Question 28

The name of the model of development viewing behavior as being influenced by multidimensional forces is:

A)biopsychosocial model.
B)​biophysic model.
C)​sociocultural model.
D)​psychosocial model.

Question 29

Which of the following statements can be the most effective rationale for integrating career and personal concerns?​

A)​Barriers that interfere with career choice and development need to be eliminated
B)​Work is a central component of one's life and job availability is often limited
C)​Career counseling is very inclusive and a lot of tests are used
D)​The need for career counseling is continuous over the life spanv

Question 30

Identify potential presenting problems that might emerge from career concerns.

Question 31

Define Irv's four domains and explain the strategies unique to each domain.

Question 32

Trait-oriented counseling, developmental counseling, social learning and cognitive counseling, and person-in-environment counseling are counseling strategies relating to which domain?​

A)​Culture
B)​Affective
C)​Cognitive-behavioral
D)​Career

Question 33

Behavioral counseling, cognitive restructuring, rational-emotive therapy, reality therapy and Beck's cognitive therapy are examples of what type of counseling strategy?

A)​Cognitive-behavioral
B)​Career
C)​Affective
D)​Culture

Question 34

Career counseling models favoring an integrative approach include which of the following?

A)​Technical eclecticism involving valid techniques from different approaches to address personal concerns
B)​Career counseling techniques from career development theories that provide consistency of procedures
C)​None of the above
D)​A and B

Question 35

What are some strategies for developing a holistic approach to career and personal counseling?

Question 36

In 1993, who suggested, in relation to integrating career and personal counseling, that "there are two kinds of counseling, situational and personal, and they are not dichotomous but rather a continuum"?

A)​Davidson and Gilbert
B)​Super
C)​Krumboltz
D)​Betz and Corning

Question 37

A stressful life event can affect the career choice process primarily through:​

A)​Social reactions
B)​Psychological reactions
C)​Biological reactions
D)​Biopsychosocial interactions

Question 38

The culture domain includes concerns regarding:

A)​poor adjustment to the dominant cultural values, lack of job skills, effects of discrimination and oppression, relating to others
B)​faulty thinking, inappropriate behavior, maladaptive behavior, poor information processing skills
C)​indecisiveness, deficiencies in basic skills, poor work identity
D)​emotional instability, panic attacks, poor self-esteem, feelings of inferiority and helplessness

Question 39

Briefly discuss how the four domains-career, affective, cognitive-behavioral, and culture-are to be used in a counseling approach that integrates career and personal concerns.

Question 40

What concerns have been recognized as presenting potential problems for clients who are engaged in the initial career choice process, choices that follow, as well as personal interactions in the workplace and performance ability?​

A)​Mental health concerns
B)​Cultural concerns
C)​Personal concerns
D)​Public concerns

Question 41

Agree or disagree with the following statement and give reasons for your opinion:"Counselors, therefore, are guided not by a single theoretical orientation but rather choose strategies from theoretical constructs that can best serve the client."

Question 42

Describe the biopsychosocial model.

Question 43

Which of the career theorists can be best identified with the statements "personal problems cannot be separated from career problems" and "belief systems and interests are interrelated in the career counseling process"?​

A)​Super
B)​Krumboltz
C)Holland
D)​Gottfredson

Question 44

The scientific method of determining influences that drive behavior is labeled as a/an _____ approach.

A)​inclusive
B)​integrative
C)​multidimensional
D)​isolated

Question 45

What are some examples of the interrelationship among personal and career concerns that were highlighted in the various career counseling models?

Question 46

What is the name of the domain that focuses on cognitions and cognitive schemas that influence behavioral reactions?​

A)​Cognitive-behavioral
B)​Behavioral
C)​Psychological
D)​Cognitive

Question 47

Briefly discuss the rationale for selecting the biopsychosocial model to observe behavior for an integrative approach to career counseling.

Question 48

Which of the following is thought to be a major contributing factor to the viewpoint that career and personal counseling are distinct and separate entities?​

A)​Personal counseling requires more training than career counseling
B)​Counselors are to choose between being personal or career counselors
C)​All career counselors do is administer tests and help someone find a job
D)​Different training courses and certification of counselors

Question 49

Which approach is recommended for career counseling in the 21st century?​

A)​Person-centered
B)​Cognitive-behavioral
C)​Holistic
D)​Psychodynamic