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vocational appraisal

the prediction by a vocational counselor of a client’s potential for success and fulfillment in a particular occupation. A vocational appraisal is based on the counselor’s understanding of occupational opportunities in relation to the client’s personality, intelligence, abilities, and interests as revealed in interviews and tests. See vocational counseling.

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institutionalism

n. see social breakdown syndrome.