Major career development and vocational counseling theories tested on the National Counselor Examination.
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- John Holland
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RIASEC Theory of Vocational Personalities and Work Environments
- What does the RIASEC acronym in Holland's theory stand for?
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Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional
- In Holland's theory, what term names the fit between a person's personality type and their work environment?
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Congruence
- In Holland's theory, what term names how closely related a person's top interest types are on the hexagon?
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Consistency
- In Holland's theory, what term names how clearly defined a person's interest profile is?
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Differentiation
- In Holland's theory, what term names having a clear, stable sense of one's goals, interests, and talents?
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Identity
- Donald Super
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Life-Span, Life-Space Theory of career development
- What are Super's five career development stages, in order?
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Growth, Exploration, Establishment, Maintenance, Disengagement
- In Super's theory, what age range roughly defines the Growth stage?
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Birth to about age 14
- In Super's theory, what age range roughly defines the Exploration stage?
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About ages 15 to 24
- What did Super call his graphic model showing life roles across the lifespan?
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The Life-Career Rainbow
- What construct is at the core of Super's theory of career development?
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Self-concept
- In Super's theory, what term describes a person's readiness to cope with career development tasks?
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Career maturity (vocational maturity)
- Who developed the theory of Circumscription and Compromise in career choice?
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Linda Gottfredson
- In Gottfredson's theory, what is the process of narrowing acceptable career options based on gender and prestige called?
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Circumscription