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Career Development Interventions, 6th Edition by Spencer G. Niles, JoAnn E. Harris-Bowlsbey
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Chapter 1 Test Item File
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Career Development Interventions
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Sixth Edition
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Prepared by JoAnn Harris-Bowlsbey
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, Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Career Development Interventions ................................. 1
Learning Outcome Quizzes .......................................................................... 1
Application Exercise ................................................................................... 15
Test Items .................................................................................................. 27
Test Answer Key ........................................................................................ 31
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,Chapter 1: Introduction to Career Development Interventions
Chapter 1 Learning Outcome Quizzes
Learning Outcome 1.1
Understand how the meaning of work evolves over time.
[Q1]
Linking self-worth with work becomes problematic when:
1. It’s based purely on success (correct)
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2. when you like your colleagues
3. when you get paid a lot of money
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4. when you have short commute to work
[Feedback for Correct Answer 1]
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There are other sociological contextual variables at play such as opportunity structure,
the economy, and socioeconomic status. These variables also shape one’s career and
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self-worth.
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[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
Enjoying those that you work around could be considered one of the variables that
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contributes to fulfillment at work.
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[Feedback for Answer Choice 3]
Earning a considerably high salary could be considered one of the variables that
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contributes to fulfillment at work.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
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Enjoying a short commute to work could be considered one of the variables that
contributes to fulfillment at work.
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[Q2]
Half of all U.S. workers experience job-related stress and think that their skills are being:
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, We tend to link work with self-worth. It’s common to receive fulfillment out of employing
our skills in the workplace. Utilizing our skills at work can lead to higher job satisfaction
rather than job-related stress.
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We tend to link work with self-work. Often, when one feels stressed at their job, they
may automatically deduce that their skills are being undervalued and underutilized.
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When our supervisors and co-workers encourage our skills, we are more likely to feel
job satisfaction than job-related stress.
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[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
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When praised in the workplace, we are more likely to feel job satisfaction than job-
related stress.
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High levels of career uncertainty and occupational dissatisfaction can lead to what kind
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of distress?
1. Psychological distress
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2. Physical distress
3. Psychological and physical distress (correct)
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4. Social distress
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[Feedback for Answer Choice 1]
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High levels of career uncertainty and occupational dissatisfaction can lead to
psychological distress but there is a better answer here. Incorrect.
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[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
High levels of career uncertainty and occupational dissatisfaction can lead to physical
distress but there is a better answer here. Incorrect.
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[Feedback for Correct Answer 3]
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High levels of career uncertainty and occupational dissatisfaction can lead to
psychological and physical distress. This answer is correct.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
High levels of career uncertainty and occupational dissatisfaction could potentially lead
to social distress but there is a better answer here. Incorrect.
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