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Psychodynamic inferences from the Strong Vocational Interest Blank
1Case Western Reserve University, USA.
Abstract:
A systematic psychodynamic approach to personality appraisal using the Strong Vocational Interest Blank is presented. The psychoanalytic concepts of transformation of infantile impulses, ego style, and structural self-representation are discussed in relation to issues of vocational choice. A method for making psychodynamic inferences from the SVIB is then put forth. To illustrate the method, "blind" personality evaluations, of three late adolescents, using only their SVIB profiles, are presented. The results of each appraisal are discussed in relation to independent information about the client and the counseling process.
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