CECE UWA Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) Practice Test

The Self-Directed Search is associated with which career theory?

Krumboltz Super Holland's typology Gardner

Correct Answer:

Holland's typology

Explanation:

The Self-Directed Search reflects John Holland’s approach that people and work environments can be categorized into six types—Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional. In the SDS, you rate your preferences across these areas, and the scoring yields a Holland code (a two- or three-letter RIASEC code) that points you toward occupations with similar environmental characteristics. The idea is that greater congruence between your interests and the job environment predicts satisfaction and success, which is the core of Holland’s typology. This tool is not centered on Krumboltz’s social learning ideas, Super’s developmental stages, or Gardner’s multiple intelligences, but on matching personality-type codes to career environments.

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