Maria is a newly graduated counselor who is developing her practices and procedures. She must state which theoretical orientation she will draw her counseling strategies from During her graduate school classes, Maria agreed that a person's personalities are basically good, and that, given the right conditions people can be helped to reach their potential. Which psychological school of thought does Maria most favor?

A person describes experiencing excessive anxiety and worries about a variety of things over the past year. The person experiences difficulty controlling these worries, often feels restless or an edge, and has difficulty concentrating The person has also grown increasingly irritable, in easily fatigued, and reports notable muscle tension. Which mental disorder is the person most likely suffering from?

For her senior project a psychology student is interested in studying how satisfied students are with the campus counseling center. She is preparing a survey to gather student opinion data. She randomly selects courses from each college department and obtains permission from the course instructors to administer her survey to their students.
What is the student trying to achieve by selecting participants in this way?

Which type of therapy would use a token economy?

Which part of the brain is associated with abstract thought and decision-making?

Which theory is associated with Sigmund Freud?

What is the function of the thalamus?

Which part of the endocrine system produces cortisol?

Which view of personality development includes the idea that expectancies influence one's behavior?

Which of the following memory is accessed when learning the rules to a new game?

How would a learning theorist characterize a phobia of speaking in public?