Career Counseling Final Exam UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Frank Parsons - CORRECT ANSWER Person-environment congruence theory (PEC)
Granddaddy of Career Counseling
Person-environment congruence theory (PEC) - CORRECT ANSWER Came from the era
where the expectation was to fit people into careers.
Tripartite model includes 1) understanding self, 2) understanding requirements of available jobs, 3)
choosing one job based on true logic.
John Holland - CORRECT ANSWER Theory of Vocational Choice
Theory of Vocational Choice - CORRECT ANSWER Career adjustment is an extension of an
individualʼs personality
Individuals express themselves through work choice and experience--and satisfaction depends on
occupation being congruent with personality
RAISEC: Realistic, artistic, investigative, social, enterprising, conventional.
Six Vocational Personality Types (Holland and Thry of Vocational Choice)
RIASEC - CORRECT ANSWER •Realistic
•Investigative
•Artistic
•Social
•Enterprising
•Conventional
Differentiation (Holland) - CORRECT ANSWER How clearly an individual/environment
belong to a type.
•When one predominantly resembles one type, he/she is differentiated
•Undifferentiated people have difficulty making career decision
, Consistency - CORRECT ANSWER Similarity/dissimilarity of types
•Closer the types are to each other on the chart, the more consistent they are
Identity - CORRECT ANSWER Clarity and stability of a personʼs goals
REALISTIC -vocational personality type - CORRECT ANSWER -Physical
-Tools and machines
-hazardous
-traditionally masculine
•Practical courses
•Dislikes abstract
•Value: money, power and status
•Specific solutions and advice
•Doesn'tʼt express feelings
•Answers to the problem
INVESTIGATIVE-vocational personality type - CORRECT ANSWER •Solutions to problems
sought
•Mathematical and scientific
•Complex and abstract
•Cautious and critical
•Independent
•Enjoys learning
•Ability to solve mathematical and scientific problems
•Prefers to work independently to solve problems
•Courses in math, physics, chemistry and biology are favorite
•Rational not emotional perspective
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Frank Parsons - CORRECT ANSWER Person-environment congruence theory (PEC)
Granddaddy of Career Counseling
Person-environment congruence theory (PEC) - CORRECT ANSWER Came from the era
where the expectation was to fit people into careers.
Tripartite model includes 1) understanding self, 2) understanding requirements of available jobs, 3)
choosing one job based on true logic.
John Holland - CORRECT ANSWER Theory of Vocational Choice
Theory of Vocational Choice - CORRECT ANSWER Career adjustment is an extension of an
individualʼs personality
Individuals express themselves through work choice and experience--and satisfaction depends on
occupation being congruent with personality
RAISEC: Realistic, artistic, investigative, social, enterprising, conventional.
Six Vocational Personality Types (Holland and Thry of Vocational Choice)
RIASEC - CORRECT ANSWER •Realistic
•Investigative
•Artistic
•Social
•Enterprising
•Conventional
Differentiation (Holland) - CORRECT ANSWER How clearly an individual/environment
belong to a type.
•When one predominantly resembles one type, he/she is differentiated
•Undifferentiated people have difficulty making career decision
, Consistency - CORRECT ANSWER Similarity/dissimilarity of types
•Closer the types are to each other on the chart, the more consistent they are
Identity - CORRECT ANSWER Clarity and stability of a personʼs goals
REALISTIC -vocational personality type - CORRECT ANSWER -Physical
-Tools and machines
-hazardous
-traditionally masculine
•Practical courses
•Dislikes abstract
•Value: money, power and status
•Specific solutions and advice
•Doesn'tʼt express feelings
•Answers to the problem
INVESTIGATIVE-vocational personality type - CORRECT ANSWER •Solutions to problems
sought
•Mathematical and scientific
•Complex and abstract
•Cautious and critical
•Independent
•Enjoys learning
•Ability to solve mathematical and scientific problems
•Prefers to work independently to solve problems
•Courses in math, physics, chemistry and biology are favorite
•Rational not emotional perspective
