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Career Theory: Holland Super
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Psychology
Graduate
07/05/2010

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Term
Holland Theory
Definition
Trait-Factor
Term
Trait Factor does the following (4)
Definition

  1. matches personality w/ job demands
  2. job envi can be classified by RIASEC
  3. ppl seek out ppl/occups w/ similar codes
  4. career choice/occup behv = interaction between person/environment

Term
Match personality with job demands
Definition

Congruence

personalities can be categorized into types combining one, two, or three of the RIASEC personality areas

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Holland: Important Concepts
Definition

Personality types match job descriptions

  1. more of a match more congruent the occupational choice
  2. Consistent
  3. Differentiated

 

Term
Holland: Consistent
Definition
When the letters of the two or three letter code fall next to each other on the hexagon
Term
Holland: Differentiated
Definition
When there is a clear preference for one letter as indicated by a higher score
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Career Diamond Application of Holland's Theory
Definition

  1. Useful for the beginning off exploration phase. Counselor serves as a teaching guide
  2. Helpful in categorizing occupations in career libraries

Term

Super's Developmental Theroy

Definition

Individuals and the workplace change over time

Term
Super's Developmental Theory Assumptions (6)
Definition

  1. Variety of jobs that can suit every client (no perfect match)
  2. Jobs need to be flexible
  3. Major developmental movement (Maxi-Cycle) w/ 5 stages
  4. Each major stage contains a mini cycle
  5. Transitions include an exploratory and establishment phase
  6. Career determinants include personal/social influences with the self bridging and overriding the two

Term
Super's Maxi Cycle 5 Stages
Definition

  1. Growth
  2. Exploration
  3. Establishment
  4. Maintenance
  5. Decline

Term
Super's Establishment Stage
Definition

  1. trial behavior
  2. stabilizing

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Super's Exploratory Phase
Definition

  1. fantasy
  2. tentative choice

Term

Holland:

The individual is more than Traits and Abilities

Definition

  1. Work satisfaction
  2. Career identity
  3. Implementation of self concept
  4. Must become aware of self
  5. Career Maturity

Term

Holland:

 

w0rk satisfaction

Definition
satisfied workers are able to express career identity and demonstrate career maturity
Term

Holland

 

Career Identity

Definition
Career self-concepts grow and develop and change with experience
Term
Implementation of self-concept
Definition
interplay between the self and external realities 
Term
Holland: Career Maturity
Definition
an individual's capacity to meet demands of age-appropriate developmental tasks
Term
Holland: Readiness
Definition
Persons capacity to learn career-related concepts or skills
Term
Career Maturity requires
Definition

  1. planfulness; exploring self and resource information
  2. if work conditions do not meet the needs of the self, then other roles can meet those needs

Term

Career Diamond Application of Super's Theory

Definition

  1. each major stage consists of at least one diamond
  2. suggests current need is one in a chain of decisions yet to be made
  3. takes into account internal/external factors affecting career development
  4. Pictures the process of expanding for exploration and contracting for making choice or deciding

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