CPCE: Career & Lifestyle Development

Five most influential theories - Answer- Super, Holland, Gottfredson, Krumboltz, Saviskas Classification of career theories - Answer- Actuarial and Developmental Actuarial - Answer- theorists from this perspective focused on some 'structure' of the individual such as needs, traits, interests, etc., and designed a theory of how career development occurs from that basis. Developmental - Answer- theorists from this perspective viewed career development as occurring over time, usually through stages. This process of career development could include various 'structures' such as self-concept and need Vocational Development Stages - Answer- Growth, Exploratory, Establishment, Maintenance, Decline Growth Development Stage - Answer- Birth to 14-15, Development of capacity, interests, and self-concept. Exploratory Development Stage - Answer- 15-24 years. Tentative choices made Establishment Development Stage - Answer- 22-44 years. Trail (in work situations) and stabilize Maintenance Development Stage - Answer- 45-65, Continual adjustment process Decline Development Stage - Answer- 65+ years. Preretirement, work output issues and retirement. Later changed to disengagement Vocational Development Tasks - Answer- Crystallization, Specification, Implementation, Stabilization, Consolidation Ages no longer apply, can repeat or recycle throughout tasks Crystallization Development Task - Answer- Ages 14-18. formulating a general vocational goal through awareness Specification Development Task - Answer- Ages 18-21. Moving from a tentative to a specific vocational choice Implementation Development Task - Answer- Ages 21-24. Completing training and entering employment.