CPCE EXAM: Lifestyle and Career
Development-Graded A
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. - ANS-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 - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-c. students want more vocational guidance than they receive.
Statistics reveal that
a. on average, a worker with a bachelor's degree earns over $10,000 a year more than
a worker with a high school diploma.
b. fewer workers possess a high-school degree than ever before.
c. blue-collar jobs are growing faster than white-collar jobs.
d. older workers are slower than younger workers and have
less skill. - ANS-a. on average, a worker with a bachelor's degree earns over $10,000 a
year more than a worker with a high school diploma.
When professional career counselors use the term leisure they technically mean
a. the client is having fun at work or away from work.
b. the client is relaxing at work or away from work.
c. the client is working at less than 100% capacity at work or
away from work.
d. the time the client has away from work which is not being
utilized for obligations. - ANS-d. the time the client has away from work which is not
being
, utilized for obligations.
In terms of leisure time and dual-career families
a. dual-career families have more leisure time.
b. dual-career families have the same amount of leisure time
as families with one wage earner.
c. dual-career families have less leisure time.
d. dual-career families have more weekend leisure time. - ANS-c. dual-career families
have less leisure time.
A client who says, "I feel I cannot really become an administrator in our agency because
I am a woman," is showing an example of
a. gender bias.
b. counselor bias.
c. the trait-and-factor theory.
d. developmental theory and career choice. - ANS-a. gender bias.
One major category of career theory is known as the trait-factor (also called the trait-
and-factor) approach. It has also been dubbed the actuarial or matching approach. This
approach
a. attempts to match conscious and unconscious work motives.
b. attempts to match the worker and the work environment (job factors). The approach
thus makes the assumption that there is one best or single career for the person.
c. attempts to match career behavior with attitudes.
d. attempts to match cognition with the workload. - ANS-b. attempts to match the worker
and the work environment (job factors). The approach thus makes the assumption that
there is one best or single career for the person.
The trait-and-factor career counseling, actuarial, or matching approach (which matches
clients with a job) is associated with
a. Parsons and Williamson.
b. Roe and Brill.
c. Holland and Super.
d. Tiedeman and O'Hara. - ANS-a. Parsons and Williamson.
The trait-and-factor or actuarial approach asserts that
a. job selection is a long-term development process.
b. testing is an important part of the counseling process.
c. a counselor can match the correct person with the appropriate job.
d. b and c. - ANS-d. b and c.
In 1909 a landmark book entitled Choosing a Vocation was re- leased. The book was
written by Frank Parsons. Parsons has been called
a. the Father of lifestyle.
b. the Father of modern counseling.
Development-Graded A
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. - ANS-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 - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-c. students want more vocational guidance than they receive.
Statistics reveal that
a. on average, a worker with a bachelor's degree earns over $10,000 a year more than
a worker with a high school diploma.
b. fewer workers possess a high-school degree than ever before.
c. blue-collar jobs are growing faster than white-collar jobs.
d. older workers are slower than younger workers and have
less skill. - ANS-a. on average, a worker with a bachelor's degree earns over $10,000 a
year more than a worker with a high school diploma.
When professional career counselors use the term leisure they technically mean
a. the client is having fun at work or away from work.
b. the client is relaxing at work or away from work.
c. the client is working at less than 100% capacity at work or
away from work.
d. the time the client has away from work which is not being
utilized for obligations. - ANS-d. the time the client has away from work which is not
being
, utilized for obligations.
In terms of leisure time and dual-career families
a. dual-career families have more leisure time.
b. dual-career families have the same amount of leisure time
as families with one wage earner.
c. dual-career families have less leisure time.
d. dual-career families have more weekend leisure time. - ANS-c. dual-career families
have less leisure time.
A client who says, "I feel I cannot really become an administrator in our agency because
I am a woman," is showing an example of
a. gender bias.
b. counselor bias.
c. the trait-and-factor theory.
d. developmental theory and career choice. - ANS-a. gender bias.
One major category of career theory is known as the trait-factor (also called the trait-
and-factor) approach. It has also been dubbed the actuarial or matching approach. This
approach
a. attempts to match conscious and unconscious work motives.
b. attempts to match the worker and the work environment (job factors). The approach
thus makes the assumption that there is one best or single career for the person.
c. attempts to match career behavior with attitudes.
d. attempts to match cognition with the workload. - ANS-b. attempts to match the worker
and the work environment (job factors). The approach thus makes the assumption that
there is one best or single career for the person.
The trait-and-factor career counseling, actuarial, or matching approach (which matches
clients with a job) is associated with
a. Parsons and Williamson.
b. Roe and Brill.
c. Holland and Super.
d. Tiedeman and O'Hara. - ANS-a. Parsons and Williamson.
The trait-and-factor or actuarial approach asserts that
a. job selection is a long-term development process.
b. testing is an important part of the counseling process.
c. a counselor can match the correct person with the appropriate job.
d. b and c. - ANS-d. b and c.
In 1909 a landmark book entitled Choosing a Vocation was re- leased. The book was
written by Frank Parsons. Parsons has been called
a. the Father of lifestyle.
b. the Father of modern counseling.
