Deck 1: Introduction

Question 1

Counseling helping skills are

A) not used in career counseling.
B) the same as career development theory.
C) applicable to career counseling.
D) skills used in normal conversation.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Career counseling may address

A) the reliability coefficients of assessment instruments.
B) the development of the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
C) the contributions of the National Career Development Association.
D) personal issues.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

A client who says "To reduce my anxiety on the job I would like to learn how to deal with my boss's temper" is stating an

A) explicit goal.
B) implicit goal.
C) inappropriate goal.
D) unreachable goal.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

A reliable test

A) is a valid test.
B) is a widely used test.
C) is one which is consistent with career development theory.
D) yields similar results when given on more than one occasion.

Question 5

Which of the following is LEAST important in selecting a career development theory to apply to counseling?

A) client population that the counselor serves
B) ease of use in applying the theory in the counseling setting
C) the counselor's theory of counseling
D) the inventories and tests that the counselor studied in preparation for career counseling

Question 6

In which of these ways can assessment instruments play a major role in career development theory?

A) ensure the reliability of a test
B) ensure that appropriate norms are used
C) to develop a counselor's counseling skills
D) to develop and verify constructs

Question 7

A client who says, AI want to be an airplane pilot but I want to know how to get the training I need and want to find out@is stating an

A) explicit goal
B) implicit goal.
C) inappropriate goal.
D) unreachable goal.

Question 8

Alvin is concerned that he is no longer as interested in being an electrical engineer as he once was. Alvin is raising questions about his

A) career.
B) validity.
C) theory.
D) norms.

Question 9

If an employer advertises in the newspaper for a cashier to work in her pharmacy, she is concerned with which of these concepts

A) career.
B) career choice.
C) employee satisfaction.
D) occupation.

Question 10

The Person-Environment Fit model studies

A) the interaction between individuals and their environment
B) individual mental fitness.
C) well normed data.
D) psychological maturity.

Question 11

Most writers believe that personal and career counseling

A) can be done by the same person if the counselor recognizes that the two types of counseling are significantly different.
B) have little in common, as personal issues do not affect career issues.
C) overlap considerably as both career and personal issues affect each other.
D) should be done by different individuals with different qualifications.

Question 12

When newspapers list a series of want adds for accountants, the heading "accountant" refers to

A) career.
B) employee satisfaction.
C) occupation.
D) salary.

Question 13

An interest inventory that accurately measures a wide variety of individual interests and predicts later occupational entry is said to

A) be less useful than a test of abilities.
B) be reliable .
C) be valid.
D) verify a career development theory.

Question 14

A test that is both dependable and consistent is

A) appropriately normed.
B) reliable.
C) valid.
D) valuable.

Question 15

Career counseling skills are

A) similar to general counseling skills.
B) the concepts described by career development tests and inventories.
C) the concepts that are described by career development theory.
D) the same as normal conversational skills.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT important in evaluating a theory?

A) being consistent
B) being explicit about rules
C) chunking
D) making precise predictions.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT important in evaluating a theory?

A) being consistent
B) being explicit about rules
C) making precise predictions
D) giving accurate occupational information

Question 18

Which of the following theories would be best to use?

A) A broad and comprehensive theory that is not clear enough to be tested.
B) A theory with precise but limited predictions.
C) A theory with unclear rules but interesting and creative ideas.
D) A theory with undefined terms but much popular following.

Question 19

In general, theories should

A) be clear about counseling techniques to use.
B) be clear about counseling goals.
C) be precise about predictions.
D) be precise about which assessment instruments to use.

Question 20

Career development theory provides a means of understanding

A) counseling techniques.
B) client's career concerns.
C) personality theory.
D) test and inventory manuals.

Question 21

Which of the following career counseling skills are counselors least likely to use if a client is concerned about being able to be accepted at veterinary school?

A) reflecting worry about being accepted.
B) advising the client her grades are too low.
C) giving information about veterinary school requirements
D) asking about problems with pre-veterinary requirements.

Question 22

Which of the following is a principal of career counseling ethical codes?

A) advice
B) autonomy
C) authority
D) astuteness

Question 23

Which of the following is a common career counseling skill?

A) evaluating employee performance
B) evaluating want ads
C) reflecting concerns about finding a job
D) rewriting occupational information

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT a principle of counseling ethical codes?

A) autonomy
B) beneficence
C) fidelity
D) legality

Question 25

Which of the following is a principal of career counseling ethical codes?

A) helping skills
B) justice
C) reliability
D) validity

Question 26

Which of the following could be considered an unethical behavior?

A) helping clients make career decisions
B) assessing client interests
C) telling clients which career to enter
D) listening to clients complain about their supervisors

Question 27

Which of the following could be considered an unethical behavior? Providing career counseling for

A) adolescents.
B) a retired person.
C) a felon.
D) a relative.

Question 28

AChunking@ refers to

A) taking pieces from a theory.
B) how long it takes to learn theoretical concepts
C) how many ideas can be processed at once.
D) how large a career development theory is.