CPCE EXAM: Lifestyle and Career Development 2024 passed

CPCE EXAM: Lifestyle and Career Development Lifestyle and career development have been emphasized a. only since the late 1950s. b. only since the late 1960s. c. only since nondirective counseling became popular. d. since the beginning of the counseling and guidance movement and are still major areas of concern. - correct answer d. since the beginning of the counseling and guidance movement and are still major areas of concern. One trend is that women are moving into more careers that in the past were populated by males. Women workers are often impacted by the "glass ceiling phenomenon." Assuming that a counselor's behavior is influenced by the phenomenon, which statement would he most likely make when conducting a career counseling session with a female client who wants to advance to a higher position? a. "Your ability to advance in the corporate world is generally based on your mother's attitude toward work. Can you tell me a little about that?" b. "Actually, women can advance quite rapidly in the corporate world. I support you 100%. I'd say you should be optimistic and go for the position." c. "Let's be rational: A woman can only advance so far. You really have very little if any chance of becoming a corporate executive. I'm here to help you cope with this reality." d. "In most cases a female will work in a position that is at the same level as her father. Did your dad ever work as a corporate executive? - correct answer c. "Let's be rational: A woman can only advance so far. You really have very little if any chance of becoming a corporate executive. I'm here to help you cope with this reality." Most research in the area of career development and its relationship to students indicates that a. a very high proportion of students in high school and at the junior high or middle-school level wanted guidance in planning a career. Career interests are more stable after college. b. students did not want career guidance despite its importance. c. many students were too inflexible to benefit from career guidance. d. high school students wanted career guidance but junior high school or middle-school-level students did not. - correct answer a. a very high proportion of students in high school and at the junior high or middle-school level wanted guidance in planning a career. Career interests are more stable after college. A dual-career family (or dual-worker couple) is one in which both partners have jobs to which they are committed on a some- what continuous basis. Which statement is true of dual-career families? a. Surprisingly enough, dual-career families have lower incomes than families in which only one partner works. b. Dual-career families have higher incomes than the so-called traditional family in which only one partner is working. c. Dual-career families have incomes which are almost identical to families with one partner working. d. Surprisingly enough, no research has been conducted on dual-career families. - correct answer b. Dual-career families have higher incomes than the so-called traditional family in which only one partner is working. In the dual-career family, partners seem to be more self-sufficient than in the traditional family. In a dual-career household, the woman a. generally has children before entering the work force. b. rarely if ever has children. c. is not self-reliant. d. is typically secure in her career before she has children. - correct answer d. is typically secure in her career before she has children. Studies indicate that a. students receive ample vocational guidance. b. most parents can provide appropriate vocational guid- ance. c. students want more vocational guidance than they receive. d. career days meet the vocational guidance needs of most students. - correct answer c. students want more vocational guidance than they receive. Statistics reveal that