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Career
Development
Interventions, 6e
Spencer Niles,
JoAnn Harris
Bowlsbey (Test
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, Table of Contents


Chapter 1: Introduction to Career Development Interventions .................................. 1
Learning Outcome Quizzes .......................................................................... 1
Application Exercise ................................................................................... 15
Test Items................................................................................................... 27
Test Answer Key......................................................................................... 31




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, Chapter 1: Introduction to Career Development Interventions
Chapter 1 Learning Outcome Quizzes
Learning Outcome 1.1

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[Q1]
Linking self-worth with work becomes problematic when:
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1. It’s based purely on success (correct)
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2. when you like your colleagues
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3. when you get paid a lot of money
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4. when you have short commute to work
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There are other sociological contextual variables at play such as opportunity structure,
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the economy, and socioeconomic status. These variables also shape one’s career and
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self-worth.

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Enjoying those that you work around could be considered one of the variables that
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contributes to fulfillment at work. J J J J




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Earning a considerably high salary could be considered one of the variables that contributes
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to fulfillment at work.
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Enjoying a short commute to work could be considered one of the variables that contributes
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to fulfillment at work.
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[Q2]
Half of all U.S. workers experience job-related stress and think that their skills are being:
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1. overutilized
2. underutilized (correct) J




3. encouraged
4. praised

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, We tend to link work with self-worth. It’s common to receive fulfillment out of employing our
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skills in the workplace. Utilizing our skills at work can lead to higher job satisfaction rather
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than job-related stress.
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We tend to link work with self-work. Often, when one feels stressed at their job, they may
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automatically deduce that their skills are being undervalued and underutilized.
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When our supervisors and co-workers encourage our skills, we are more likely to feel job
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satisfaction than job-related stress. J J J




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When praised in the workplace, we are more likely to feel job satisfaction than job- related
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stress.

[Q3]
High levels of career uncertainty and occupational dissatisfaction can lead to what kind of
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distress?
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3. Psychological and physical distress (correct) J J J J




4. Social distress J




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High levels of career uncertainty and occupational dissatisfaction can lead to psychological
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distress but there is a better answer here. Incorrect.
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High levels of career uncertainty and occupational dissatisfaction can lead to physical
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distress but there is a better answer here. Incorrect.
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High levels of career uncertainty and occupational dissatisfaction can lead to psychological
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and physical distress. This answer is correct.
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High levels of career uncertainty and occupational dissatisfaction could potentially lead to
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social distress but there is a better answer here. Incorrect.
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