Occupational Interest Survey. These scales would compare her in-
terests with those of incumbents of the various professions at the
interest-item level—a much finer-grained examination than is pos-
sible with the more popular Holland scales. Unfortunately, this
same fine-grained comparison of P-E correspondence is not avail-
able at the need level; otherwise, that would have been the way
from the vantage point of PEC theory to help narrow down E’s oc-
cupational choice alternatives.
One obvious choice suggested by the data and especially by her
family background is a career in the law. The counselor’s job, then,
would be to explore with E all the available fields of law to find the
ones that will allow E’s desired balance between career and family.
This approach might be indicated if E were in a hurry to reach a
decision.
As with K, I see no significant mental health problem in E.
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