NBC HWC PRACTICE EXAM 170 EXAM
PREPARATION PACK 2026 KEY CONCEPTS
AND REVISION NOTES
◉ Practice Question #262:
A coach was invited to give a presentation to a group of medical
providers. The coach is an NBC-HWC and has a bachelor of science
degree in health science. When asked what services the coach
provides the coach responded that they are able to help patients
change their behaviors through motivational interviewing, improve
nutrition by focusing on macronutrient prescription, and improve
fitness through high-intensity interval training prescription.
Which of the following did the coach violate?
A. HIPAA
B. Code of Ethics
C. Job Task Analyses
D. Conflict of Interest.
Answer: B. Code of Ethics
◉ Practice Question #257:
A 60-year old woman comes to her fifth coaching session. She has
been working with a coach to improve managing her stress.
,Coach: On a scale of 1-10, 1 being no confidence and 10 being 100%
confident, where would you say your level of confidence is at in
regards to your goal of going to bed at 9 every night?
Client: I would say 6.
Which of the of the following questions would be the best coach
response?
A. What might you do to increase that number?
B. What strengths will you use to reach this goal?
C. What made you chose a 6 and not a 5?
D. What will it take to get you to a 7?.
Answer: C. What made you chose a 6 and not a 5?
◉ Practice Question #256:
A 52 year-old man is on his fifth coaching session and has been
working with a coach to manage his chronic pain. He has good days
and bad days but recently he has noticed his number of bad days has
increased. This is motivating him to explore alternative options for
managing his pain addition to all the other things he's been doing.
Coach: How is your chronic pain impacting you in this moment?
Client: It's a really bad day.
Coach: Would you describe for me what a really bad day is like for
you?
,Client: A bad day is realizing I will never not be in pain. It's accepting
that the pain will likely increase as I get older and there's not a lot I
can do about it. It is what it is. A bad day.
The client's response to the coach's question about what a really bad
day is like for the client is an example of what?
A. Change Talk
B. Sustain Talk
C. Discord
D. Sympathy.
Answer: B. Sustain Talk
◉ Practice Question #255:
A 45-year old woman comes to her first coaching session to discuss
her desire to gain more energy and be less stressed overall. She
wasn't aware that her coach Sam was a man. She looks upset and
states that "No man can possibly understand what women go
through. I am going to need a female coach."
Coach: You're looking for some help but you're not really sure if I'm
the right person to provide it?
The coaches response is an example of what coaching skill?
A. Amplified reflection
B. Appreciative inquiry
C. Double-sided reflection
D. Sympathy.
, Answer: C. Double-sided reflection
◉ Practice Question #253:
A client arrives for his tenth session and is working on stress
management. He set a goal to use stress management techniques
during his work day as that is when his stress is highest.
Client: I just don't see how I can make this a reality. There are
deadlines I have that can't be moved for any reason and there is only
so much time in the day. How is stress management even possible?
Coach: So you are stuck. There's absolutely nothing you can do about
it.
Which skill is the coach demonstrating?
A. Double-sided reflection
B. Simple reflection
C. Sympathy
D. Amplified reflection.
Answer: D. Amplified reflection
◉ Practice Question #251:
A coach is hosting a group coaching session and has 8 clients in the
room. The coach notices another client came in late to the room. The
coach states to the late participant:
PREPARATION PACK 2026 KEY CONCEPTS
AND REVISION NOTES
◉ Practice Question #262:
A coach was invited to give a presentation to a group of medical
providers. The coach is an NBC-HWC and has a bachelor of science
degree in health science. When asked what services the coach
provides the coach responded that they are able to help patients
change their behaviors through motivational interviewing, improve
nutrition by focusing on macronutrient prescription, and improve
fitness through high-intensity interval training prescription.
Which of the following did the coach violate?
A. HIPAA
B. Code of Ethics
C. Job Task Analyses
D. Conflict of Interest.
Answer: B. Code of Ethics
◉ Practice Question #257:
A 60-year old woman comes to her fifth coaching session. She has
been working with a coach to improve managing her stress.
,Coach: On a scale of 1-10, 1 being no confidence and 10 being 100%
confident, where would you say your level of confidence is at in
regards to your goal of going to bed at 9 every night?
Client: I would say 6.
Which of the of the following questions would be the best coach
response?
A. What might you do to increase that number?
B. What strengths will you use to reach this goal?
C. What made you chose a 6 and not a 5?
D. What will it take to get you to a 7?.
Answer: C. What made you chose a 6 and not a 5?
◉ Practice Question #256:
A 52 year-old man is on his fifth coaching session and has been
working with a coach to manage his chronic pain. He has good days
and bad days but recently he has noticed his number of bad days has
increased. This is motivating him to explore alternative options for
managing his pain addition to all the other things he's been doing.
Coach: How is your chronic pain impacting you in this moment?
Client: It's a really bad day.
Coach: Would you describe for me what a really bad day is like for
you?
,Client: A bad day is realizing I will never not be in pain. It's accepting
that the pain will likely increase as I get older and there's not a lot I
can do about it. It is what it is. A bad day.
The client's response to the coach's question about what a really bad
day is like for the client is an example of what?
A. Change Talk
B. Sustain Talk
C. Discord
D. Sympathy.
Answer: B. Sustain Talk
◉ Practice Question #255:
A 45-year old woman comes to her first coaching session to discuss
her desire to gain more energy and be less stressed overall. She
wasn't aware that her coach Sam was a man. She looks upset and
states that "No man can possibly understand what women go
through. I am going to need a female coach."
Coach: You're looking for some help but you're not really sure if I'm
the right person to provide it?
The coaches response is an example of what coaching skill?
A. Amplified reflection
B. Appreciative inquiry
C. Double-sided reflection
D. Sympathy.
, Answer: C. Double-sided reflection
◉ Practice Question #253:
A client arrives for his tenth session and is working on stress
management. He set a goal to use stress management techniques
during his work day as that is when his stress is highest.
Client: I just don't see how I can make this a reality. There are
deadlines I have that can't be moved for any reason and there is only
so much time in the day. How is stress management even possible?
Coach: So you are stuck. There's absolutely nothing you can do about
it.
Which skill is the coach demonstrating?
A. Double-sided reflection
B. Simple reflection
C. Sympathy
D. Amplified reflection.
Answer: D. Amplified reflection
◉ Practice Question #251:
A coach is hosting a group coaching session and has 8 clients in the
room. The coach notices another client came in late to the room. The
coach states to the late participant:
