Obesity & Weight Management Final Exam with correct answers 100% 2026
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INTRO TO TREATMENT GUIDELINES - (answer)INTRO TO TREATMENT GUIDELINES
What are the summary guidelines from the NHLBI regarding appropriate energy deficit for women &
men, appropriate caloric restriction to achieve weight loss? - (answer)- women: *1,200 - 1,500* kcal/day
- men: *1,500 -1,800* kcal/day
- energy deficit of 500-750 kcal/day or 30%
What are the differential effects of lower fat/higher carbohydrate diets? - (answer)- greater reduction in
LDL
- lesser reduction in serum triglycerides
- lesser increases in HDL
What are the 3 NHLBI behavior therapy recommendations for a comprehensive-lifestyle intervention? -
(answer)1. a moderately-reduced calorie diet
2. a program of increased physical activity
3. the use of behavioral strategies to facilitate adherence to diet and activity recommendations
Is there a method of delivery of a comprehensive weight loss intervention that includes personalized
feedback from a trained interventionist that works better than any other? - (answer)no, it is relatively
equal (~ 5-8kg weight loss) regardless of the method of delivery
What type of risk assessment, screening tests and interventions does the USPSTF recommend for
children and adolescents 6 years of age and older? - (answer)Risk assessment: parental obesity, poor
nutrition, low physical activity, inadequate sleep, sedentary behavior, and low family income
Screening tests: BMI, age specific and sex specific for 95th percentile or greater
Interventions: comprehensive and intensive behavioral interventions
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What were the most effective interventions reported by the USPSTF? - (answer)comprehensive & high
intensity
- *intensive*: 12-26 session in a year
- *multicomponent*: group, individual, mixed, technology-based, print-based
- *behavioral*: improving nutrition, physical activity, self-monitoring, goal-setting, problem-solving
What are the 4 main goals recommended by the IOM? - (answer)1. promote consumption of nutritious
foods & encourage breast feeding during infancy
2. help adults increase PA & decrease sedentary behavior in young children
3. help adults increase children's healthy eating
4. Create a healthful eating environment that is responsive to children's hunger and fullness cues.
OBESITY & BEHAVIOR THERAPY - (answer)OBESITY & BEHAVIOR THERAPY
What is self-efficacy? - (answer)An individual's confidence that they can engage in and sustain a healthy
behavior even in the face of dynamic / challenging environmental factors
How do you assess a client's self-efficacy? - (answer)- Have they ever had successful or unsuccessful
attempts at weight management? What factors were involved in previous attempts?
- How do family, friends, and co-workers influence their choices? Motivation?
- Do they have readily available resources for weight management therapy? (time & cost)
What perceptions influence motivation? How do these perceptions influence self-efficacy? -
(answer)*internal locus of control*: perception that personal outcomes are determined by personal
actions
- reflects autonomy and competence
- people with this are: more resilient, display better self-control, tend to have higher self-efficacy, are
more intrinsically motivated
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*external locus of control*: a person's perception that personal outcomes are determined by other
people's actions, external circumstances, or chance
- reflects relatedness
- opposite of internal
intristic motivation - (answer)*motivation that comes from personal factors*:
- the enjoyment of the healthy behavior itself
- the healthy behavior, or its outcome, is connected to personal beliefs & core values not necessarily
influenced by environmental factors or external rewards
extrinsic motivation - (answer)*motivation that comes from environmental factors*:
- the healthy behavior itself is not perceived as enjoyable
- the healthy behavior, or its outcome, is seen as connected to social acceptance and/or environmental
expectations
- more influenced by environmental factors or external rewards
Which type of motivation do overweight or obese people tend to better identify with? Why? - (answer)
outcome expectations - (answer)- when an individual places high value on a given outcome or end result
- if expectations are highly valued, then motivation will increase once the outcome is achieved
outcome expectancies - (answer)- when an individual places high value on performing a given behavior
regardless of the outcome or end result
- if expectancies are highly valued, then motivation will be high throughout the process of change
How do you enhance motivation to enhance success? - (answer)to leverage *outcome expectations*: set
small, achievable weight management goals
- target behavior patient is highly motivated to change
latest update already graded A+
INTRO TO TREATMENT GUIDELINES - (answer)INTRO TO TREATMENT GUIDELINES
What are the summary guidelines from the NHLBI regarding appropriate energy deficit for women &
men, appropriate caloric restriction to achieve weight loss? - (answer)- women: *1,200 - 1,500* kcal/day
- men: *1,500 -1,800* kcal/day
- energy deficit of 500-750 kcal/day or 30%
What are the differential effects of lower fat/higher carbohydrate diets? - (answer)- greater reduction in
LDL
- lesser reduction in serum triglycerides
- lesser increases in HDL
What are the 3 NHLBI behavior therapy recommendations for a comprehensive-lifestyle intervention? -
(answer)1. a moderately-reduced calorie diet
2. a program of increased physical activity
3. the use of behavioral strategies to facilitate adherence to diet and activity recommendations
Is there a method of delivery of a comprehensive weight loss intervention that includes personalized
feedback from a trained interventionist that works better than any other? - (answer)no, it is relatively
equal (~ 5-8kg weight loss) regardless of the method of delivery
What type of risk assessment, screening tests and interventions does the USPSTF recommend for
children and adolescents 6 years of age and older? - (answer)Risk assessment: parental obesity, poor
nutrition, low physical activity, inadequate sleep, sedentary behavior, and low family income
Screening tests: BMI, age specific and sex specific for 95th percentile or greater
Interventions: comprehensive and intensive behavioral interventions
,Obesity & Weight Management Final Exam with correct answers 100% 2026
latest update already graded A+
What were the most effective interventions reported by the USPSTF? - (answer)comprehensive & high
intensity
- *intensive*: 12-26 session in a year
- *multicomponent*: group, individual, mixed, technology-based, print-based
- *behavioral*: improving nutrition, physical activity, self-monitoring, goal-setting, problem-solving
What are the 4 main goals recommended by the IOM? - (answer)1. promote consumption of nutritious
foods & encourage breast feeding during infancy
2. help adults increase PA & decrease sedentary behavior in young children
3. help adults increase children's healthy eating
4. Create a healthful eating environment that is responsive to children's hunger and fullness cues.
OBESITY & BEHAVIOR THERAPY - (answer)OBESITY & BEHAVIOR THERAPY
What is self-efficacy? - (answer)An individual's confidence that they can engage in and sustain a healthy
behavior even in the face of dynamic / challenging environmental factors
How do you assess a client's self-efficacy? - (answer)- Have they ever had successful or unsuccessful
attempts at weight management? What factors were involved in previous attempts?
- How do family, friends, and co-workers influence their choices? Motivation?
- Do they have readily available resources for weight management therapy? (time & cost)
What perceptions influence motivation? How do these perceptions influence self-efficacy? -
(answer)*internal locus of control*: perception that personal outcomes are determined by personal
actions
- reflects autonomy and competence
- people with this are: more resilient, display better self-control, tend to have higher self-efficacy, are
more intrinsically motivated
, Obesity & Weight Management Final Exam with correct answers 100% 2026
latest update already graded A+
*external locus of control*: a person's perception that personal outcomes are determined by other
people's actions, external circumstances, or chance
- reflects relatedness
- opposite of internal
intristic motivation - (answer)*motivation that comes from personal factors*:
- the enjoyment of the healthy behavior itself
- the healthy behavior, or its outcome, is connected to personal beliefs & core values not necessarily
influenced by environmental factors or external rewards
extrinsic motivation - (answer)*motivation that comes from environmental factors*:
- the healthy behavior itself is not perceived as enjoyable
- the healthy behavior, or its outcome, is seen as connected to social acceptance and/or environmental
expectations
- more influenced by environmental factors or external rewards
Which type of motivation do overweight or obese people tend to better identify with? Why? - (answer)
outcome expectations - (answer)- when an individual places high value on a given outcome or end result
- if expectations are highly valued, then motivation will increase once the outcome is achieved
outcome expectancies - (answer)- when an individual places high value on performing a given behavior
regardless of the outcome or end result
- if expectancies are highly valued, then motivation will be high throughout the process of change
How do you enhance motivation to enhance success? - (answer)to leverage *outcome expectations*: set
small, achievable weight management goals
- target behavior patient is highly motivated to change
