NBHWC Practice Test Questions and answers.
Practice Question #1:
Is the following goal a behavioral goal or an outcome goal?
______ I will lose 10 pounds in two months.
A. Behavior Goal
B. Outcome Goal-answers-B
Practice Question #10:
A Registered Dietician just passed his RD exam and is now a NBC-HWC. He holds no
other certifications. He designed a HIIT program his first client. Is he operating within his
ICHWC scope of practice?
A. Yes
B. No-answers-B
Practice Question #100:
A coaches ratio of reflections to number of questions is one simple way of assessing a
coaches skills. According to Miller & Rollnick (pg. 326), the ratio of reflections to
questions should be around____?
A. 2:1
B. 3:1
C. 1:2
D. 1:3-answers-A
Practice Question #101:
Which of the following is the best example of change talk you might hear from a client?
A. I am not giving up on sleeping in.
B. My doctor is helping me with that.
C. I'm doing the best I can.
D. I think I can manage my stress, it is just a matter of making up my mind.-answers-D
Practice Question #102:
Using reflections is a common way to respond to patient/client discord.
Example Client Discord: How old are you? How can you possibly understand me?
Coach's Possible Reflective Responses:
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1. You're looking for some help, and you're not really sure if I'm the right person to
provide it?
2. You're wondering if I'll really be able to help you.
3. It seems like there's no chance at all that I could help you.
Identify the type of reflection for each response listed above. (Miller & Rollnick, pg. 209)
A. 1. Amplified 2. Simple 3. Double-sided
B. 1. Simple 2. Double-sided 3. Amplified
C. 1. Double-sided 2. Simple 3. Amplified
D. 1. Double-sided 2. Amplified 3. Simple-answers-C
Practice Question #103:
Sleep timing and duration affect a number of endocrine, metabolic, and neurological
functions that are critical to the maintenance of individual health. If left untreated, sleep
disorders and chronic short sleep are associated with an increased risk of:
A. Heart disease
B. High blood pressure
C. Diabetes
D. All of the above-answers-D
Practice Question #104:
Client: I'm feeling pretty depressed today.
Coach: Something has changed since we last talked.
The coach's reply is an example of a ___________? (Miller & Rollnick, pg. 58)
A. Simple Reflection
B. Complex Reflection
C. Affirmation
D. Open-ended Question-answers-B
Practice Question #105:
The Drs. Prochaska (pg. 15) often talk about the "two Ds" or Doubt and Delay when
client's most often ask themselves "Is change really worth it?". These "two Ds" are most
likely to appear in which stage of change?
A. Precontemplation
B. Contemplation
C. Preparation
D. Action
E. Maintenance-answers-B
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Practice Question #106:
Your client, a 45 year old man, has agreed to let you share with him some information
about the number of servings of fruit recommended per day according to myplate.gov.
Which of the following is an appropriate recommendation?
A. Focus on eating berries as they are the healthiest.
B. Eat bananas sparingly has they are high in sugar.
C. Half your plate should be fruit.
D. 2 cups per day is recommended.-answers-D
Practice Question #107:
You are meeting with your client for your 5th session and your client lets you know that
his best friend was in a bad car accident this past week and he is crying. What is the
appropriate response?
A. Let's reschedule until you are ready to talk about your goals.
B. Would you be open to setting everything aside and talking with me about your friend?
C. I have a great counselor I can refer you to after our session today that you should go
see.
D. Oh no! What caused the accident?-answers-B
Practice Question #108:
A 52-year-old woman comes to her 15th session with her coach. Her goal is to reduce
her stress st work and improve her relationship with her boss. She mentions that her
boss is always nagging her to not eat her lunch at her desk while she works. To reframe
the client's perception, which of the following is the most appropriate response?
A. Your boss sounds annoying.
B. Your boss seems to really want you to take your lunch break and not work through it.
C. Your boss is stressing you out.
D. You don't like it when your boss nags you like that.
E. I would not want to work for your boss either.-answers-B
Practice Question #109:
According to the American College of Sports Medicine, to meet the minimum
recommendation for physical activity of 150 minutes of moderate intensity per week,
you can split up the physical activity bouts into:
A. 5, six-minute bouts in a day
B. 6, five-minute bouts in a day
C. 3, ten-minute bouts in a day
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D. 10, three-minute bouts in a day-answers-C
Practice Question #11:
If you as the coach experience a traumatic life event that you feel will effect your ability
to coach, per the ICF Standards of Ethical Conduct you should:
A. Continue to coach and survey your client at the end to see how you performed
B. Ask your client if they would be willing to take a break from coaching
C. Suspend or terminate the coaching relationship and refer them to another coach-
answers-C
Practice Question #110:
A 55-year old male begins his 5th coaching session. He is decided that one of his goals
was to eat more healthfully while he travels for work. He states that "eating healthy
while traveling is so much harder than trying to eat healthy while he is at home."
Coach responds: Tell me about a time when you were traveling for work where you
were able to eat healthy.
What technique of appreciative inquiry 5-D cycle is the coach demonstrating?
A. Define
B. Discover
C. Dream
D. Design
E. Destiny-answers-B
Practice Question #111:
What is the MyPlate recommendation for fruit intake for a woman age 31-50:
A. 1/2 cup
B. 1 cup
C. 1 1/2 cups
D. 2 cups-answers-C
Practice Question #112:
A 38-year old woman speaks with the coach on the phone for her second session. The
client has a goal to improve her sleep habits to reduce her overall stress level. Prior to
this session, she took a strengths assessment. Her top five strengths were fairness,
creativity, integrity, humility, and humor. Her five lowest categories were perseverance,
hope, bravery, leadership, and gratitude.
Which of the following is the most appropriate approach for this client?
Practice Question #1:
Is the following goal a behavioral goal or an outcome goal?
______ I will lose 10 pounds in two months.
A. Behavior Goal
B. Outcome Goal-answers-B
Practice Question #10:
A Registered Dietician just passed his RD exam and is now a NBC-HWC. He holds no
other certifications. He designed a HIIT program his first client. Is he operating within his
ICHWC scope of practice?
A. Yes
B. No-answers-B
Practice Question #100:
A coaches ratio of reflections to number of questions is one simple way of assessing a
coaches skills. According to Miller & Rollnick (pg. 326), the ratio of reflections to
questions should be around____?
A. 2:1
B. 3:1
C. 1:2
D. 1:3-answers-A
Practice Question #101:
Which of the following is the best example of change talk you might hear from a client?
A. I am not giving up on sleeping in.
B. My doctor is helping me with that.
C. I'm doing the best I can.
D. I think I can manage my stress, it is just a matter of making up my mind.-answers-D
Practice Question #102:
Using reflections is a common way to respond to patient/client discord.
Example Client Discord: How old are you? How can you possibly understand me?
Coach's Possible Reflective Responses:
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1. You're looking for some help, and you're not really sure if I'm the right person to
provide it?
2. You're wondering if I'll really be able to help you.
3. It seems like there's no chance at all that I could help you.
Identify the type of reflection for each response listed above. (Miller & Rollnick, pg. 209)
A. 1. Amplified 2. Simple 3. Double-sided
B. 1. Simple 2. Double-sided 3. Amplified
C. 1. Double-sided 2. Simple 3. Amplified
D. 1. Double-sided 2. Amplified 3. Simple-answers-C
Practice Question #103:
Sleep timing and duration affect a number of endocrine, metabolic, and neurological
functions that are critical to the maintenance of individual health. If left untreated, sleep
disorders and chronic short sleep are associated with an increased risk of:
A. Heart disease
B. High blood pressure
C. Diabetes
D. All of the above-answers-D
Practice Question #104:
Client: I'm feeling pretty depressed today.
Coach: Something has changed since we last talked.
The coach's reply is an example of a ___________? (Miller & Rollnick, pg. 58)
A. Simple Reflection
B. Complex Reflection
C. Affirmation
D. Open-ended Question-answers-B
Practice Question #105:
The Drs. Prochaska (pg. 15) often talk about the "two Ds" or Doubt and Delay when
client's most often ask themselves "Is change really worth it?". These "two Ds" are most
likely to appear in which stage of change?
A. Precontemplation
B. Contemplation
C. Preparation
D. Action
E. Maintenance-answers-B
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Practice Question #106:
Your client, a 45 year old man, has agreed to let you share with him some information
about the number of servings of fruit recommended per day according to myplate.gov.
Which of the following is an appropriate recommendation?
A. Focus on eating berries as they are the healthiest.
B. Eat bananas sparingly has they are high in sugar.
C. Half your plate should be fruit.
D. 2 cups per day is recommended.-answers-D
Practice Question #107:
You are meeting with your client for your 5th session and your client lets you know that
his best friend was in a bad car accident this past week and he is crying. What is the
appropriate response?
A. Let's reschedule until you are ready to talk about your goals.
B. Would you be open to setting everything aside and talking with me about your friend?
C. I have a great counselor I can refer you to after our session today that you should go
see.
D. Oh no! What caused the accident?-answers-B
Practice Question #108:
A 52-year-old woman comes to her 15th session with her coach. Her goal is to reduce
her stress st work and improve her relationship with her boss. She mentions that her
boss is always nagging her to not eat her lunch at her desk while she works. To reframe
the client's perception, which of the following is the most appropriate response?
A. Your boss sounds annoying.
B. Your boss seems to really want you to take your lunch break and not work through it.
C. Your boss is stressing you out.
D. You don't like it when your boss nags you like that.
E. I would not want to work for your boss either.-answers-B
Practice Question #109:
According to the American College of Sports Medicine, to meet the minimum
recommendation for physical activity of 150 minutes of moderate intensity per week,
you can split up the physical activity bouts into:
A. 5, six-minute bouts in a day
B. 6, five-minute bouts in a day
C. 3, ten-minute bouts in a day
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D. 10, three-minute bouts in a day-answers-C
Practice Question #11:
If you as the coach experience a traumatic life event that you feel will effect your ability
to coach, per the ICF Standards of Ethical Conduct you should:
A. Continue to coach and survey your client at the end to see how you performed
B. Ask your client if they would be willing to take a break from coaching
C. Suspend or terminate the coaching relationship and refer them to another coach-
answers-C
Practice Question #110:
A 55-year old male begins his 5th coaching session. He is decided that one of his goals
was to eat more healthfully while he travels for work. He states that "eating healthy
while traveling is so much harder than trying to eat healthy while he is at home."
Coach responds: Tell me about a time when you were traveling for work where you
were able to eat healthy.
What technique of appreciative inquiry 5-D cycle is the coach demonstrating?
A. Define
B. Discover
C. Dream
D. Design
E. Destiny-answers-B
Practice Question #111:
What is the MyPlate recommendation for fruit intake for a woman age 31-50:
A. 1/2 cup
B. 1 cup
C. 1 1/2 cups
D. 2 cups-answers-C
Practice Question #112:
A 38-year old woman speaks with the coach on the phone for her second session. The
client has a goal to improve her sleep habits to reduce her overall stress level. Prior to
this session, she took a strengths assessment. Her top five strengths were fairness,
creativity, integrity, humility, and humor. Her five lowest categories were perseverance,
hope, bravery, leadership, and gratitude.
Which of the following is the most appropriate approach for this client?
