PSYC 2003 Week 4 Test

PSYC 2003 Week 4 Test

1. Your aunt is an outstanding attorney who has been very successful in the courtroom. She has been very frustrated in not being made a partner in a law firm that has only men as partners. Her frustration is described by what concept?

2. According to Donald Super, during what stage do young adults establish themselves in their careers?

3. Lawrence is 23 years old and has recently graduated with his bachelor’s degree in psychology. He has applied to several graduate programs, but has been denied by all of them. Now, Lawrence is seeking employment and would like to find a job that leads to a promising career. Although not his ideal scenario, he applied for a position as an academic advisor at a community college, was offered a job, and accepted the position. Which stage of Donald Super’s theory of occupational development is Lawrence in?

4. A variety of American studies have found that job satisfaction peaks in middle adulthood, particularly in the .

5. During middle adulthood, for many, job satisfaction is .

6. Your parents are in their 50s, and both work and have high satisfaction with their careers. You have noticed that most of your parents’ friends also seem to have high satisfaction with their careers. Why?

7. According to Donald Super, during what stage do occupational choices become more focused?

8. The is a social phenomenon that limits women’s advancements in the workforce due to gender discrimination.

9. During what stage of Donald Super’s stages of occupational development do individuals establish themselves in their careers? This stage is also when an individual’s occupational “wet feet” period ends, and they become more stable and experienced in their work.

10. Some midlife adults quit their jobs because they become disillusioned, frustrated, and tired of them. What is this phenomenon?