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career counseling Flashcards

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Trait

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a characteristic of the INDIVIDUAL that can be measured via assessment

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Factor

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a characteristic required for successful work performance

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Trait and factor

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assessment of characteristics of the person and the job

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Steps of T & F

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  1. self-assess (abilities, aptitudes, values, interests, personality)
  2. obtain info about work
  3. integrate information about self and work
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abilities

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current skills

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aptitude

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probable future ability to perform a skill

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achievement

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past learnings/accomplishments

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growth

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new workers needed to meet the needs of an occupation beyond the needs met by existing workers

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economics

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studies the consumption, distribution, and production of goods and services

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sociology

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studies the development, operation, and organization of human society

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substantive complexity

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degree to which work requires independent thought and judgement

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status attainment theory

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theory that status and achievement influence occupational selection; focus on vertical mobility, father’s job

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human capital theory

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theory that we invest in our career, training, and education with an intent of making money
-not ONLY about money, also about satisfaction
-assumes labor marker is fair

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primary occupation

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requires advanced technology, training, skills, wages, job security, potential for job advancement

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secondary occupation

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limited tech, little/no training, low wages, high turnover rates, little/no opportunities for advancement

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taste discrimination

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discrimination against members of a certain group

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monopoly discrimination

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discrimination against all members of a certain group

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statistical discrimination

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when an employer applies generalizations against a group of people

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error discrimination

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when an employer makes misassumptions against a group; typically not trying to be discriminant

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work adjustment

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process where a worker seeks balance with their work, indicated by tenure/time on job

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2 components of work adjustment theory

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satisfactory and satisfactoriness

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satisfactory

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how satisfied am I with my job? is the job meeting my needs and requirements?

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satisfactoriness

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an employer’s rating of the employee’s performance on the job

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steps of work adjustment theory

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  1. gain understanding of self (abilities, values* (6), interests)
  2. gather information about the job
  3. integrate information
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6 values of work adjustment theory

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acheivement (am I using my abilities), status, autonomy, comfort, safety, altruism

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Personality STYLES and work adjustment theory

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how abilities and values interact to create a personality style
1. celerity: SPEED
2. pace: INTENSITY/EFFORT
3. rhythm: PATTERN
4. endurance: LENGTH

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step 3: personality adjustment styles (4)

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  1. activeness: changing the WORK/ENV
  2. flexibility: ability to tolerate stress
  3. reactiveness: changing the SELF
  4. perseverance: how long a person can deal with stress before changing jobs
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Adaptive performance

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ability to deal with change
1. proactiveness: changing the ENV
2. reactiveness: changing the SELF
3. tolerance: if options 1 or 2 do not work; “grit your teeth and bear w/ it”

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Hollands Theory: stereotypes

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impressions/generalizations about work

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Steps of holland’s theory

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  1. gain self understanding
  2. obtain knowledge about work
  3. integrate information from self and work
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6 holland codes

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  1. realistic
  2. investigative
  3. artistic
  4. social
  5. enterprising
  6. conventional
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Realistic

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tools, machinery, practicality, use of physical skills, little tolerance of abstract/theory, problem solving

ex: construction sites, auto garages, factories, mechanical jobs

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Investigative

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puzzles/intellectually challenging tasks, like to learn, like to work independently, learning about math and science, do not like to supervise others

ex: computer scientists, doctors, mathematicians, logicians

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artistic

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express self freely in artistic mediums, independence and freedom to be creative and expressive, original

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Social

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enjoy working with others, discussions and teamwork, refer to talk to solve complex problems

ex: social work, mental health, community work, teacher

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enterprising

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enjoy working with others, wealth= priority, persuasion, assertive and popular

ex: sales, business, finance, politics

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conventional

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prefer order, money oriented, detail oriented, control, straight forwardness

ex: bookkeeping, accounting

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congruence

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= relationship b/w self and environment–more similar person is to the env, the more congruent the relationship

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differentiation

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= how clearly you belong to one type (can be differentiated which means you lean one way, or undifferentiated= multiple holland types of equal strength)

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consistency

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similarity/dissimilarity of types (closer on the hexagon= more similar)

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identify

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clarity and stability of career goals

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two ways of PERCEIVING

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Sensing and Intuition

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Sensing

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relying on the senses, facts, prefer to observe directly, focused on present

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Intuition

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relying on perception beyond senses, unconscious, takes intuition BEYOND senses, focused on future

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two ways of JUDGING

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thinking and feeling

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Thinking

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logic, objectivity, judging fairly

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Feeling

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subjective evaluation based on values, concerned w/ impact of judgement

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Extroversion

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based on outer world, people oriented, like to take action, work w/ others by talking or interacting, verbally and physically active,

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Introversion

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make decisions based on inner world, thinking, work on problems individually before making a decision, quiet

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Perception vs. judgement

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some people make decisions quickly (judgement oriented), whereas others weight many facts before making a decision (perception oriented)

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