Chapter 15: The Intersection of Career and Noncareer Issues

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. In what way has Blustein’s theory considered the impact of factors outside of career and work?

A. Blustein talked about how multiple roles intersect throughout people’s lives

B. Blustein emphasized the role of economic and relationship factors

C. Blustein highlighted interests and skills

D. all of these

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Intersection of Career and Noncareer Issues

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Both unemployment and ______ have been linked with depression, anxiety, and lowered self-esteem.

A. new employment

B. underemployment

C. working at home

D. commuting

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Job Loss, Unemployment, and Underemployment

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. Which of the following would NOT be considered an acute mental health concern?

A. depression due to job loss

B. anxiety due to bankruptcy

C. personality disorders

D. grief

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Individuals With Chronic Mental Health Concerns

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. An example of career counseling as a primary intervention in mental health is ______.

A. when a person engages in both career counseling and personal counseling

B. when work issues are identified as stressors in career counseling

C. when career counseling prevents threats to mental health

D. none of these

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Implications for Career Counseling

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Which of the following was NOT listed in your text as being a health problem associated with chronic stress?

A. diabetes

B. hypertension

C. stroke

D. substance abuse

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Work-Related Stress

Difficulty Level: Medium

6. Suzie, an employee with Narcissistic Personality Disorder, is referred for both personal and career counseling by her supervisor due to chronic problems on the job. This is an example of what kind of intervention?

A. primary

B. secondary

C. tertiary

D. contextual

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Implications for Career Counseling

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. In the “domain sensitive approach” to counseling, counselors intervene based on ______.

A. where they think the client’s problems originated

B. how long the client has been with the company

C. the client’s gender

D. the client’s score on a formal assessment

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Implications for Career Counseling

Difficulty Level: Medium

8. What determines whether or not a counselor explores the intersection of both work and nonwork with clients?

A. both will always receive some attention

B. the client

C. the counselor

D. the ethics code to which the counselor adheres

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Goals of Counseling

Difficulty Level: Medium

9. True or False: A good counselor will always help clients compartmentalize their lives.

A. True. This makes life more manageable.

B. True. This best reflects the reality of the workplace.

C. False. This is a disservice to clients in most cases.

D. False. This is up to the client.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Intersection of Career and Noncareer Issues

Difficulty Level: Medium

10. Which of the following is NOT a guiding principle for incorporating work issues into counseling practice?

A. be aware of the influence of work on health

B. be aware of your own job dissatisfaction

C. understand the implications of work transitions

D. understand how individuals negotiate multiple life roles

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Intersection of Career and Noncareer Issues

Difficulty Level: Medium

11. Eustress may result in ______.

A. motivation

B. depression

C. anxiety

D. job-leaving

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Work-Related Stress

Difficulty Level: Medium

12. Judy has a long history of struggling with depression. She works with a therapist on a regular basis to keep an eye on how she is doing, and to prevent her condition from worsening. Lately, Judy has had a lot of stress at work and has grown increasingly upset about the way her coworkers treat her. She has been thinking about changing jobs but is at a loss regarding what else she could do. Her counselor suggests referral to a career counselor might help Judy have some hope in finding alternatives, and might help her depression be more manageable. In this case, Judy’s counselor is thinking of career counseling as ______.

A. a primary intervention

B. a secondary intervention

C. a tertiary intervention

D. all of these

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Implications for Career Counseling

Difficulty Level: Medium

Essay

1. Robitschek and DeBell (2002) made suggestions about how counselors can attend to the possibility of both work and personal issues within counseling. Briefly describe their three suggestions and write a question you, as a counselor, could ask a client to meet each of those recommendations.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Implications for Career Counseling

Difficulty Level: Hard