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Career Development Interventions
SPENCER NILES, JOANN HARRIS-BOWLSBEY
6th Edition
, 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
Understand how the meaning of work evolves over time.
[Q1]
Linking self-worth with work becomes problematic when:
1. It’s based purely on success (correct)
2. when you like your colleagues
3. when you get paid a lot of money
4. when you have short commute to work
[Feedback for Correct Answer 1]
There are other sociological contextual variables at play such as opportunity structure, the
economy, and socioeconomic status. These variables also shape one’s career and self-
worth.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
Enjoying those that you work around could be considered one of the variables that
contributes to fulfillment at work.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 3]
Earning a considerably high salary could be considered one of the variables that contributes
to fulfillment at work.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
Enjoying a short commute to work could be considered one of the variables that contributes
to fulfillment at work.
[Q2]
Half of all U.S. workers experience job-related stress and think that their skills are being:
1. overutilized
2. underutilized (correct)
3. encouraged
4. praised
[Feedback for Answer Choice 1]
1
, We tend to link work with self-worth. It’s common to receive fulfillment out of employing
our skills in the workplace. Utilizing our skills at work can lead to higher job satisfaction
rather than job-related stress.
[Feedback for Correct Answer 2]
We tend to link work with self-work. Often, when one feels stressed at their job, they may
automatically deduce that their skills are being undervalued and underutilized.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 3]
When our supervisors and co-workers encourage our skills, we are more likely to feel job
satisfaction than job-related stress.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
When praised in the workplace, we are more likely to feel job satisfaction than job- related
stress.
[Q3]
High levels of career uncertainty and occupational dissatisfaction can lead to what kind of
distress?
1. Psychological distress
2. Physical distress
3. Psychological and physical distress (correct)
4. Social distress
[Feedback for Answer Choice 1]
High levels of career uncertainty and occupational dissatisfaction can lead to psychological
distress but there is a better answer here. Incorrect.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
High levels of career uncertainty and occupational dissatisfaction can lead to physical distress
but there is a better answer here. Incorrect.
[Feedback for Correct Answer 3]
High levels of career uncertainty and occupational dissatisfaction can lead to psychological
and physical distress. This answer is correct.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
High levels of career uncertainty and occupational dissatisfaction could potentially lead to
social distress but there is a better answer here. Incorrect.
[Q4]
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Career Development Interventions
SPENCER NILES, JOANN HARRIS-BOWLSBEY
6th Edition
, 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
iii
, Chapter 1: Introduction to Career Development Interventions
Chapter 1 Learning Outcome Quizzes
Learning Outcome 1.1
Understand how the meaning of work evolves over time.
[Q1]
Linking self-worth with work becomes problematic when:
1. It’s based purely on success (correct)
2. when you like your colleagues
3. when you get paid a lot of money
4. when you have short commute to work
[Feedback for Correct Answer 1]
There are other sociological contextual variables at play such as opportunity structure, the
economy, and socioeconomic status. These variables also shape one’s career and self-
worth.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
Enjoying those that you work around could be considered one of the variables that
contributes to fulfillment at work.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 3]
Earning a considerably high salary could be considered one of the variables that contributes
to fulfillment at work.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
Enjoying a short commute to work could be considered one of the variables that contributes
to fulfillment at work.
[Q2]
Half of all U.S. workers experience job-related stress and think that their skills are being:
1. overutilized
2. underutilized (correct)
3. encouraged
4. praised
[Feedback for Answer Choice 1]
1
, We tend to link work with self-worth. It’s common to receive fulfillment out of employing
our skills in the workplace. Utilizing our skills at work can lead to higher job satisfaction
rather than job-related stress.
[Feedback for Correct Answer 2]
We tend to link work with self-work. Often, when one feels stressed at their job, they may
automatically deduce that their skills are being undervalued and underutilized.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 3]
When our supervisors and co-workers encourage our skills, we are more likely to feel job
satisfaction than job-related stress.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
When praised in the workplace, we are more likely to feel job satisfaction than job- related
stress.
[Q3]
High levels of career uncertainty and occupational dissatisfaction can lead to what kind of
distress?
1. Psychological distress
2. Physical distress
3. Psychological and physical distress (correct)
4. Social distress
[Feedback for Answer Choice 1]
High levels of career uncertainty and occupational dissatisfaction can lead to psychological
distress but there is a better answer here. Incorrect.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
High levels of career uncertainty and occupational dissatisfaction can lead to physical distress
but there is a better answer here. Incorrect.
[Feedback for Correct Answer 3]
High levels of career uncertainty and occupational dissatisfaction can lead to psychological
and physical distress. This answer is correct.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
High levels of career uncertainty and occupational dissatisfaction could potentially lead to
social distress but there is a better answer here. Incorrect.
[Q4]
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