1
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A counselor assists a client who feels disconnected from their professional identity. The goal is to:
- A. Emphasize external rewards to rekindle motivation
- B. Reconnect work roles to broader life narrative and meaning
- C. Encourage temporary withdrawal from work decisions
A
B. Reconnect work roles to broader life narrative and meaning
Coherence between self-story and occupation sustains engagement and satisfaction.
2
Q
If interests and job satisfaction differ, the counselor should first:
- A. Recommend immediate career change
- B. Explore values and motivation beyond scores
- C. Focus on ability testing
A
B. Explore values and motivation beyond scores
Integrating values clarifies deeper career meaning.
3
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Feeling “stuck” between multiple roles (e.g., parent, student, worker) illustrates:
- A. Role conflict and life-balance strain
- B. Job dissatisfaction
- C. Task-specific stress
A
A. Role conflict and life-balance strain
Conflicting life roles create psychological tension that affects functioning.
4
Q
Using narrative exploration to uncover recurring work themes helps clients:
- A. Construct coherent career identity
- B. Identify fantasy roles
- C. Prepare for testing
A
A. Construct coherent career identity
Story work integrates self-concept across life domains.
5
Q
A client avoids pursuing promotions due to fear of failure. The counselor explores beliefs that reinforce this fear to strengthen:
- A. Career self-efficacy
- B. External motivation
- C. Task orientation
A
A. Career self-efficacy
Enhancing self-efficacy empowers initiative and persistence.
6
Q
According to Super’s theory, which of the following best illustrates the “establishment” stage?
- A. A college freshman exploring electives to identify interests
- B. A 35-year-old seeking promotions to solidify their career role
- C. A retiree reflecting on the legacy of their career
A
B. A 35-year-old seeking promotions to solidify their career role
Super’s establishment stage typically occurs from age 25 to 45, when individuals seek stability, advancement, and recognition in a chosen career field.
7
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A client expresses satisfaction in mentoring younger colleagues despite frustration with current tasks. The counselor highlights:
- A. The importance of retirement planning
- B. The emerging value of generativity and contribution
- C. The need to separate emotion from work role
A
B. The emerging value of generativity and contribution
Late-career fulfillment often transitions from achievement to legacy and meaning-making.
8
Q
According to Roe’s theory, a person raised in an emotionally cold and avoidant home is most likely to be drawn to careers in which of the following fields?
- A. Artistic or literary
- B. Service or helping professions
- C. Scientific or technical
A
C. Scientific or technical
Roe theorized that emotionally cold parenting fosters interest in non-person-oriented careers, as the child learns to meet needs through structure and order rather than people-based interaction.
9
Q
When individuals base career decisions on short-term emotion rather than data or values, they risk:
- A. Increased resilience
- B. Low decision-making maturity
- C. Occupational congruence
A
B. Low decision-making maturity
Impulsivity undermines informed, stable career choices.
10
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A student describes wanting to become a doctor since childhood, mainly because they saw their mother as a strong female role model in medicine. Which theory does this reflect?
- A. Ginzberg’s Tentative Stage
- B. Roe’s Need Theory
- C. Gottfredson’s Circumscription and Compromise
A
C. Gottfredson’s Circumscription and Compromise
The influence of gender roles and familial expectations on the elimination and selection of career options is central to Gottfredson’s theory.
11
Q
A mid-career worker redefines success as balance rather than advancement. This shift represents:
- A. Loss of ambition
- B. Denial of achievement motivation
- C. Value realignment reflecting evolving life priorities
A
C. Value realignment reflecting evolving life priorities
Growth often reorients goals toward meaning and integration.
12
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A client who relies on family elders for career direction demonstrates:
- A. External locus influenced by collectivist norms
- B. Avoidance of decision-making
- C. Pathological dependency
A
A. External locus influenced by collectivist norms
Cultural frameworks shape decision styles; collectivism differs from immaturity.
13
Q
Navigating layoffs and economic change emphasizes:
- A. Reliance on luck
- B. Emotional disengagement
- C. Adaptability and transferable strengths
A
C. Adaptability and transferable strengths
Flexible skills carry across shifting markets.
14
Q
A 37-year-old returning to the workforce after a decade as a caregiver expresses doubts about her skills in today’s market.
Which concept from developmental theory directly applies?
- A. Role salience
- B. Career maturity
- C. Recycling through life stages
A
C. Recycling through life stages
[Theory: Super]
15
Q
A counselor assists a client in recognizing how economic factors limit opportunities. This highlights:
- A. Personal failure attribution
- B. Overemphasis on self-concept
- C. Environmental influences on career development
A
C. Environmental influences on career development
Socioeconomic context shapes access, requiring systemic awareness.
16
Q
A counselor helps a young adult identify recurring patterns of satisfaction across different jobs. The purpose of this approach is to:
- A. Discourage reflection to focus on action
- B. Increase external motivation for promotion
- C. Clarify vocational identity through thematic self-awareness
A
C. Clarify vocational identity through thematic self-awareness
Career fulfillment emerges through recognition of intrinsic themes that reveal authentic direction.
17
Q
When working with a client from a collectivist culture who defers to family wishes in career decision-making, which counseling approach would be most culturally appropriate?
- A. Emphasizing complete autonomy in career choices
- B. Exploring compromise between personal and family goals
- C. Using only standardized assessments for objective data
A
B. Exploring compromise between personal and family goals
Cultural sensitivity requires acknowledging familial influence in collectivist cultures. Career counselors should facilitate alignment rather than impose Western ideals of autonomy.
18
Q
A client expresses confusion about balancing work demands and personal fulfillment. The counselor explores:
- A. Market trends
- B. Financial management
- C. Values clarification and role balance
A
C. Values clarification and role balance
Clarifying values aligns choices with meaning and satisfaction.
19
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A client says, “I’ve been in this same industry for 20 years, but I’ve never felt like it was truly me. I want to tell my career story differently.” The counselor focuses on helping her reconstruct a more authentic vocational narrative.
Which theory best matches this method?
- A. Constructivist
- B. Tiedeman & O’Hara’s decision-making
- C. Roe’s personality theory
A
A. Constructivist
[Theory: Constructivist]
20
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A counselor supporting a mid-career professional facing burnout focuses on:
- A. Redefining meaning and realigning values
- B. Emphasizing productivity metrics
- C. Increasing workload for resilience
A
A. Redefining meaning and realigning values
Reliability ensures dependability and repeatability of measurement.
21
Q
In the Transition Stage of Corey’s group model, members are MOST likely to:
- A. Avoid conflict and rely on the leader
- B. Test boundaries and display resistance
- C. Collaborate toward goals
A
B. Test boundaries and display resistance
The Transition Stage involves defensiveness, boundary testing, and managing conflict.
22
Q
When clients connect their career direction to personal meaning and social contribution, they demonstrate:
- A. Work avoidance
- B. Random exploration
- C. Vocational purpose and integration
A
C. Vocational purpose and integration
Purpose integrates identity, values, and service orientation.
23
Q
Expanding self-concept through learning and experience most directly enhances:
- A. Personality type
- B. Job stability
- C. Career adaptability
A
C. Career adaptability
An evolving self-concept fosters flexibility in career development.
24
Q
The “capacity” stage in Ginzberg’s theory involves which of the following processes?
- A. Recognizing personal limitations and how they influence aspirations
- B. Rehearsing job roles through imaginative play
- C. Narrowing options based solely on family pressure
A
A. Recognizing personal limitations and how they influence aspirations
This choice aligns with current theory and historical understanding in career development.
25
A counselor assists a client **fearful of failure when pursuing new goals**. The intervention should emphasize:
* A. Avoiding risk until confidence improves
* B. Cognitive rehearsal of success images only
* C. Reframing failure as feedback supporting learning
C. Reframing failure as feedback supporting learning
## Footnote
Growth-oriented mindsets convert fear into adaptive motivation.
26
Which of the following would be most aligned with **Tiedeman and O’Hara’s decision-making theory** of career development?
* A. Encouraging a client to try out several part-time jobs before committing
* B. Exploring unconscious career drives and family roles
* C. Helping the client identify which Holland type best fits
A. Encouraging a client to try out several part-time jobs before committing
## Footnote
Tiedeman & O’Hara emphasized a developmental decision-making model where individuals engage in exploratory and trial behaviors before committing.
27
Students **comparing majors by salary** alone risk neglecting:
* A. Labor-market realism
* B. Time-management efficiency
* C. Personal congruence and vocational satisfaction
C. Personal congruence and vocational satisfaction
## Footnote
Meaningful fit sustains engagement beyond financial reward.
28
A client **selects an occupation due to family expectations** rather than preference, reflecting:
* A. Internal motivation
* B. Occupational congruence
* C. External locus of control
C. External locus of control
## Footnote
External influences override self-determined decision-making.
29
A counselor helps a high school student **identify environmental supports and barriers** before selecting a training program. This reflects:
* A. Contextual assessment
* B. Randomized exploration
* C. Self-concept testing
A. Contextual assessment
## Footnote
Contextual assessment integrates personal and situational variables in decision-making.
30
A high school senior reports struggling to choose a college major. They say, “I want to do something meaningful, but I also want to make my parents proud.” Which theorist’s model best addresses the role of **internal values and external expectations** in career decision-making?
* A. Donald Super
* B. Linda Gottfredson
* C. John Holland
B. Linda Gottfredson
## Footnote
Gottfredson’s theory incorporates the concept of circumscription and compromise, explaining how children eliminate career options based on perceived acceptability, influenced by values and social expectations. The conflict between meaning and parental approval reflects her framework.
31
A counselor uses **narrative exploration** to help identify recurring job themes. The aim is to:
* A. Encourage fantasy rehearsal
* B. Gather data for testing
* C. Clarify career identity through life-story coherence
C. Clarify career identity through life-story coherence
## Footnote
Story integration reveals enduring motives guiding vocational choice.
32
A professional uncertain about changing industries **expresses fear of losing identity**. The counselor addresses:
* A. Cognitive distortion
* B. Achievement motivation
* C. Career transition anxiety
C. Career transition anxiety
## Footnote
Transitions challenge stability; exploring fear enables adaptive planning.
33
A client **transitioning after years** in one field states, “I feel like I’m starting from zero.” The counselor helps by:
* A. Minimizing emotional distress through distraction
* B. Encouraging immediate retraining without reflection
* C. Identifying transferable strengths and reframing perceived loss
C. Identifying transferable strengths and reframing perceived loss
## Footnote
Reframing continuity within change restores agency and self-efficacy.
34
Believing **luck determines success** reflects:
* A. External locus of control
* B. Vocational self-efficacy
* C. Internal locus of control
A. External locus of control
## Footnote
External control diminishes agency in decision-making.
35
A client **fears changing careers** after layoffs. The counselor focuses on:
* A. Avoiding anxiety triggers
* B. Rebuilding efficacy through small mastery experiences
* C. Immediate résumé enhancement only
B. Rebuilding efficacy through small mastery experiences
## Footnote
Confidence restoration through manageable goals precedes action.
36
Viewing **relocation as reinvention** reflects:
* A. Emotional detachment
* B. Cognitive flexibility and resilience
* C. Denial of stress
B. Cognitive flexibility and resilience
## Footnote
Optimistic reframing signals adaptability and growth orientation.
37
A client from a collectivist background seeks guidance on **choosing a career aligned with family expectations**. The counselor’s best action is to:
* A. Emphasize Western notions of independence
* B. Avoid cultural discussion to maintain neutrality
* C. Explore harmony between cultural values and personal aspirations
C. Explore harmony between cultural values and personal aspirations
## Footnote
Cultural attunement respects relational context while supporting self-defined meaning.
38
A client defers all job decisions to family elders. **The counselor addresses:**
* A. Career immaturity unrelated to culture
* B. External locus influenced by collectivist values
* C. Defiance against autonomy
B. External locus influenced by collectivist values
## Footnote
Recognizing cultural influence prevents misinterpretation as dependence.
39
A counselor encourages a student to view **setbacks as opportunities for learning**. This cultivates:
* A. Performance anxiety
* B. Career resilience
* C. Passive acceptance
B. Career resilience
## Footnote
Resilience reframes failure as growth toward adaptability.
40
An undergraduate student prefers roles that involve manual problem-solving and mechanical repair. **Which Roe career group would best fit?**
* A. Social service
* B. Technology
* C. Outdoor
B. Technology
## Footnote
[Theory: Roe]
41
A client seeks to **shift from prestige to purpose** in her career. The counselor focuses on:
* A. Values congruence and vocational meaning
* B. Networking and salary comparison
* C. Interview performance techniques
A. Values congruence and vocational meaning
## Footnote
Career fulfillment is rooted in alignment between personal values and occupational roles.
42
Which of the following career counseling strategies is most consistent with **Krumboltz’s Social Learning Theory of Career Decision Making**?
* A. Administering a values inventory to clarify personal goals
* B. Encouraging journaling about career dreams from childhood
* C. Assigning informational interviews to create new learning experiences
C. Assigning informational interviews to create new learning experiences
## Footnote
Krumboltz emphasizes learning experiences—especially planned happenstance—as central to career development. Informational interviews serve as real-world exposure that shapes beliefs and preferences.
43
A 29-year-old describes her childhood home as warm but tightly controlled, with parents who managed her schedule and activities. She now thrives in roles involving caregiving, social support, and team interaction.
**Which occupational interest pattern does this reflect?**
* A. Object-oriented, mechanical precision
* B. Other-oriented and socially supportive
* C. Competitive, structured achievement
B. Other-oriented and socially supportive
## Footnote
[Theory: Roe]
44
A group member begins sharing deeply personal material for the first time, encouraged by the trust established within the group.
**Which of Yalom’s therapeutic factors BEST explains this change?**
* A. Catharsis
* B. Imparting information
* C. Cohesion
C. Cohesion
## Footnote
Cohesion creates a safe environment where members feel comfortable taking interpersonal risks.
45
Conflict between **work and family expectations** exemplifies:
* A. Role conflict
* B. Value instability
* C. Cognitive dissonance
A. Role conflict
## Footnote
Competing roles strain emotional and practical balance.
46
**Repeated major changes** due to uncertainty—focus on building:
* A. Social conformity
* B. Academic remediation
* C. Career decision-making confidence
C. Career decision-making confidence
## Footnote
Efficacy and clarity enable commitment and momentum.
47
A counselor emphasizes **lifelong adaptability** as central to managing technological change in the workplace. This aligns with:
* A. Trait-and-factor rigidity
* B. A developmental, life-span approach
* C. Static aptitude focus
B. A developmental, life-span approach
## Footnote
Developmental models highlight continuous growth and adjustment.
48
When a midlife client feels trapped in a long-standing occupation, **the counselor encourages them to explore:**
* A. How current values differ from those at the start of their career
* B. The salary progression of alternative jobs
* C. The best exit date to avoid disruption
A. How current values differ from those at the start of their career
## Footnote
Vocational transitions often reflect evolving meaning systems rather than failure or instability.
49
The ability to make **informed career decisions** consistent with **self-knowledge** is called:
* A. Vocational maturity
* B. Career plateauing
* C. Occupational tenure
A. Vocational maturity
## Footnote
Vocational maturity reflects readiness for stable career choices.
50
Which prospective member would be LEAST suitable for a **high-intensity trauma** processing group?
* A. Trauma survivor with prior stabilization
* B. Client with unmanaged dissociation
* C. Person with stable coping skills
B. Client with unmanaged dissociation
## Footnote
Unmanaged dissociation can destabilize the group and the client.
51
**Career adaptability** describes:
* A. Intelligence-based potential
* B. Flexibility to meet changing work demands
* C. Long-term job security
B. Flexibility to meet changing work demands
## Footnote
Adaptability ensures resilience through transitions.
52
Clarifying **values and life roles** before choosing a career emphasizes:
* A. Self-concept integration
* B. External motivation
* C. Job-market analysis
A. Self-concept integration
## Footnote
Alignment between identity and occupation predicts satisfaction.
53
Guiding students to **link interests with labor trends** promotes:
* A. Fixed aptitude matching
* B. Career adaptability informed by context
* C. Standardized conformity
B. Career adaptability informed by context
## Footnote
Adaptability ensures career resilience in shifting economies.
54
“I’ll never enjoy work again.” **The counselor explores:**
* A. Underlying meaning and hope for renewal
* B. Alternative employment only
* C. Reasons to resign
A. Underlying meaning and hope for renewal
## Footnote
Reconnecting to purpose rekindles engagement.
55
Supporting a client **limited by systemic barriers** involves:
* A. Advocacy and empowerment through resource linkage
* B. Emphasis on personal responsibility alone
* C. Goal withdrawal
A. Advocacy and empowerment through resource linkage
## Footnote
Counselors address both personal and systemic dimensions of work access.
56
A client **fears disappointing family** if they leave a lucrative career. The counselor focuses on:
* A. Encouraging risk through confrontation
* B. Clarifying value alignment and cultural expectations
* C. Collecting labor-market data only
B. Clarifying value alignment and cultural expectations
## Footnote
Integrating cultural duty with self-authenticity sustains integrity in choice.
57
Exploring roles that **fit values rather than gender expectations** promotes:
* A. Minimal risk-taking
* B. Standard role adherence
* C. Career equity and self-definition
C. Career equity and self-definition
## Footnote
Authentic, bias-aware exploration expands real options.
58
A counselor invites a client to **examine childhood play themes** to uncover career patterns. This approach reflects:
* A. Exploration of enduring motivations
* B. Regression analysis for diagnosis
* C. Cognitive desensitization
A. Exploration of enduring motivations
## Footnote
Early play often reveals intrinsic drives that echo in adult vocation.
59
A 50-year-old client is struggling to adjust after being laid off from a company where they worked for 25 years. Which concept from **Super’s theory** would be most relevant to explore?
* A. Crystallization
* B. Self-concept recycling
* C. Circumscription
B. Self-concept recycling
## Footnote
Super introduced the idea of self-concept recycling, where individuals revisit earlier stages (like exploration or establishment) when facing transitions such as job loss.
60
When individuals **underestimate their ability to succeed** despite past accomplishments, the counselor targets:
* A. Self-efficacy distortions limiting goal pursuit
* B. External locus reinforced by environment
* C. Low cognitive ability interfering with mastery
A. Self-efficacy distortions limiting goal pursuit
## Footnote
Enhancing belief in competence restores motivation and persistence.
61
**Volunteering** after job loss represents:
* A. Overcompensation
* B. Avoidance of reality
* C. Constructive coping and role redefinition
C. Constructive coping and role redefinition
## Footnote
Maintaining purpose preserves identity and morale.
62
A client says she wants to “make a difference” but also wants to maintain her family’s approval in choosing a career. Her short list includes social work, nursing, and teaching.
**Which theory best explains the tension between personal meaning and social expectations?**
* A. Super’s life-career rainbow
* B. Roe’s needs theory
* C. Gottfredson’s circumscription and compromise
C. Gottfredson’s circumscription and compromise
## Footnote
[Theory: Gottfredson]
63
Comparing **progress to peers**—best reframe:
* A. Fixed by age norms
* B. Individually paced development
* C. Competitively determined
B. Individually paced development
## Footnote
Careers unfold on different clocks; pace ≠ worth.
64
When clients tie **prestige to self-worth**, counselors should:
* A. Reinforce ambition as coping
* B. Focus only on skills
* C. Explore intrinsic values apart from social approval
C. Explore intrinsic values apart from social approval
## Footnote
Distinguishing worth from status restores authentic motivation.
65
When clients seek careers consistent with **personal meaning rather than prestige**, they are emphasizing:
* A. External rewards
* B. Intrinsic values
* C. Environmental conformity
B. Intrinsic values
## Footnote
Value alignment sustains long-term satisfaction.
66
Which group leader comment shows **process-level facilitation** rather than focusing on content?
* A. “I’m noticing a lot of nodding while Jordan speaks. What’s happening for the group right now?”
* B. “Jordan, can you repeat the second tip you gave earlier?”
* C. “Let’s summarize the main points from today’s reading.”
A. “I’m noticing a lot of nodding while Jordan speaks. What’s happening for the group right now?”
## Footnote
By drawing attention to nonverbal interaction patterns, the leader highlights group dynamics in the present moment.
67
A counselor invites a client to reflect on how **personal identity informs professional purpose**. This fosters:
* A. Integrated vocational self-concept
* B. Competitive advantage in job search
* C. Detachment from personal meaning
A. Integrated vocational self-concept
## Footnote
Linking identity and occupation strengthens coherence and satisfaction.
68
A counselor helping clients **link personal values with occupational decisions** focuses on:
* A. Meaning alignment
* B. Economic modeling
* C. Labor-market forecasting
A. Meaning alignment
## Footnote
Clarifying purpose sustains career satisfaction beyond external rewards.
69
A mid-career client **torn between financial security and creative aspiration** explores:
* A. Internal conflict between stability and self-expression
* B. Economic mismanagement
* C. Work avoidance masked as inspiration
A. Internal conflict between stability and self-expression
## Footnote
Career indecision often mirrors deeper value tension rather than external barriers alone.
70
A client who **underestimates personal strengths** in job interviews likely struggles with:
* A. Self-efficacy
* B. Role strain
* C. External motivation
A. Self-efficacy
## Footnote
Low self-efficacy limits confidence in demonstrating competence.
71
A client describes feeling pulled between the stability of a secure job and the freedom of creative pursuit. **The counselor’s most appropriate focus is to:**
* A. Encourage immediate resignation to reduce indecision
* B. Advise on financial security as the primary concern
* C. Explore how personal meaning aligns with evolving life roles
C. Explore how personal meaning aligns with evolving life roles
## Footnote
Career decisions are integrated within life purpose and self-concept, not limited to external conditions.
72
Members of a career counseling group begin resolving conflicts without the leader’s direct intervention and demonstrate initiative in supporting each other’s goals. In Tuckman’s stages, this **MOST reflects:**
* A. Norming
* B. Performing
* C. Storming
B. Performing
## Footnote
Performing occurs when the group is highly functional, collaborative, and goal-focused.
73
A counselor observes that a client consistently describes their career dissatisfaction in terms of **mismatched work environments and personal traits**. Which theory would be most appropriate for exploring this dynamic?
* A. Holland’s Typology Theory
* B. Ginzberg’s Developmental Theory
* C. Roe’s Personality Theory
A. Holland’s Typology Theory
## Footnote
Holland’s theory emphasizes person-environment fit, categorizing people and work settings into six types (RIASEC). A mismatch leads to dissatisfaction and lack of productivity.
74
A client **values freedom over stability**, preferring freelance projects. The counselor emphasizes:
* A. Urging transition to permanent employment
* B. Understanding risk tolerance and life-balance needs
* C. Prioritizing retirement security exclusively
B. Understanding risk tolerance and life-balance needs
## Footnote
Awareness of temperament supports sustainable self-employment.
75
A high-school student **describes equal interest in science and art**. The counselor might first:
* A. Select one field for decision practice
* B. Use aptitude scores to eliminate confusion
* C. Explore intersections where both passions coexist
C. Explore intersections where both passions coexist
## Footnote
Creativity often thrives in blended career paths rather than dichotomies.
76
Clients who link their career path to **family expectations rather than interest** demonstrate:
* A. External decision orientation
* B. Balanced self-concept
* C. Autonomous goal setting
A. External decision orientation
## Footnote
External influences often override intrinsic motivation in such choices.
77
A client’s work satisfaction declines despite high performance and salary. **The counselor should first explore:**
* A. Performance incentives and workload
* B. Value–role congruence and meaning alignment
* C. Supervisor bias and compensation gaps
B. Value–role congruence and meaning alignment
## Footnote
Misalignment between values and duties often predicts mid-career dissatisfaction.
78
A worker **demoted after restructuring struggles** with self-worth. The counselor’s key task is to:
* A. Rebuild efficacy apart from title or rank
* B. Focus solely on résumé repair
* C. Reframe demotion as discipline
A. Rebuild efficacy apart from title or rank
## Footnote
Identity renewal precedes occupational reinvention.
79
A counselor helping clients **adapt to automation and remote work** focuses on:
* A. Resistance reduction through compliance training
* B. Immediate job replacement regardless of fit
* C. Lifelong learning and transferable skill development
C. Lifelong learning and transferable skill development
## Footnote
Adaptability and skill renewal maintain employability in evolving contexts.
80
A client who continuously **changes jobs without clear goals** is likely experiencing:
* A. Indecisiveness and lack of career identity
* B. Strategic role flexibility
* C. Intentional exploration
A. Indecisiveness and lack of career identity
## Footnote
Repeated job changes often indicate unresolved vocational identity conflict.
81
**Inconsistent assessment responses** suggest the counselor should:
* A. Interpret results cautiously and discuss client attitudes
* B. Discard and retest
* C. Assume misunderstanding
A. Interpret results cautiously and discuss client attitudes
## Footnote
Exploring response patterns safeguards ethical interpretation.
82
After a workplace injury, a skilled tradesperson can only handle sedentary tasks. She reports frustration about feeling “less valuable” in her field.
**Which intervention aligns with social learning theory?**
* A. Help her reframe limitations and test alternative roles through new learning experiences
* B. Administer a personality inventory to determine fit
* C. Focus exclusively on transferable skills within her current field
A. Help her reframe limitations and test alternative roles through new learning experiences
## Footnote
[Theory: Krumboltz]
83
A high-performing employee **confesses boredom and restlessness**. The counselor’s primary goal is to:
* A. Encourage job change immediately
* B. Explore potential for growth, mastery, or generative contribution
* C. Reframe boredom as laziness
B. Explore potential for growth, mastery, or generative contribution
## Footnote
Developmental stagnation often signals readiness for renewal and deeper purpose alignment.
84
A student reports **anxiety about choosing a majo**r, saying “I don’t want to disappoint my family.” The counselor should:
* A. Suggest popular majors with job security
* B. Explore internal vs. external motivations influencing the decision
* C. Encourage avoidance until certainty arises
B. Explore internal vs. external motivations influencing the decision
## Footnote
Balancing familial expectations with personal meaning promotes autonomy and congruence.
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