ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the coping responses that exercise each human strength, as well as succinctly indicate how the career counseling builds these strengths. The virtues listed by Seligman - courage, optimism, interpersonal skill, hope, perseverance, and a work ethic-are each subsumed in this taxonomy of career adaptability syndromes. Career concern includes a hopeful and optimistic future orientation that fosters involvement in thinking about and planning one's life. Career control arises from exercising decision making, interpersonal assertiveness, decisiveness, and self-determination. Career conviction is rooted in values which serve to guide one's life, including a strong work ethic. Career competence involves the self-esteem and self-efficacy that encourage individuals to believe they are able to meet the challenges that life presents and to persevere until they achieve desired outcomes. Career commitment involves identifying oneself in a community, whereas career connection subsequently relates the self to other people in that community through the life roles of work, family, leisure, and citizenship.
