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NCE: Career Development Theories

Major career development and vocational counseling theories tested on the National Counselor Examination.

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

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