WEIGHT LOSS SPECIALIST UPDATED
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
●● Psychological factors can affect how a person with obesity thinks,
feels, and acts when in situations that may lead to unhealthy behaviors
Answer: Why are psychological factors important for weight loss?
●● Be mindful of the bias and work to view people as individuals
Answer: If a Weight Loss Specialist acknowledges that he or she has a
bias against obese people, which of the following should be done?
●● RPE (rate of perceived exertion)
Answer: Which of the following is a way that the intensity of
cardiorespiratory training can be assessed?
●● High energy expenditure/high physical activity
Answer: What may help to better regulate energy intake?
●● Carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity
Answer: What is the name of the model positing that carbohydrates and
the insulin response they evoke is the cause of obesity?
,●● Stress
Answer: Which of the following terms refers to the process of dealing
with events that are seen as challenging?
●● Information gathered should be treated as private and confidential
and not shared with others.
Answer: Which of the following scenarios accurately describes how to
handle information gathered during the intake process?
●● In a relatively quiet and private location with few distractions to
ensure confidentiality
Answer: Which type of environment should the intake process occur in?
●● Social Structure
Answer: The way people in a society live and interact with each other,
including institutions such as family, religion, education, government,
laws, economy, and the media, refers to which of the following?
●● Greater odds of being obese
Answer: Greater exposure to stressors is associated with which of the
following outcomes?
●● Control calorie intake, maintain high energy expenditure, and adhere
to long-term healthy behaviors.
, Answer: In order to achieve successful weight maintenance, the
approach must see the client meet what three principles?
●● 50 to 75%
Answer: Approximately what percentage of TDEE does RMR make up?
●● She has compensated for the exercise by being less active outside of
the exercise and/or eating more
Answer: Farrah started doing aerobic training 5 days per week. She
hasn't experienced any change in body weight. What is most likely true?
●● Fitness assessment and program design for a client
Answer: Two areas of expertise for a WLS are:
●● Explain that the ketogenic diet may be appropriate for some
individuals in certain cases but that the client should see a registered
dietitian or certified/licensed nutritionist for further dietary guidance on
this
Answer: A new client asks you if she should try the ketogenic diet to
lose weight in addition to training with you. What would be an
appropriate response?
●● By weighing first thing in the morning after going to the bathroom
Answer: How can body weight measurements be made more reliable?
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
●● Psychological factors can affect how a person with obesity thinks,
feels, and acts when in situations that may lead to unhealthy behaviors
Answer: Why are psychological factors important for weight loss?
●● Be mindful of the bias and work to view people as individuals
Answer: If a Weight Loss Specialist acknowledges that he or she has a
bias against obese people, which of the following should be done?
●● RPE (rate of perceived exertion)
Answer: Which of the following is a way that the intensity of
cardiorespiratory training can be assessed?
●● High energy expenditure/high physical activity
Answer: What may help to better regulate energy intake?
●● Carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity
Answer: What is the name of the model positing that carbohydrates and
the insulin response they evoke is the cause of obesity?
,●● Stress
Answer: Which of the following terms refers to the process of dealing
with events that are seen as challenging?
●● Information gathered should be treated as private and confidential
and not shared with others.
Answer: Which of the following scenarios accurately describes how to
handle information gathered during the intake process?
●● In a relatively quiet and private location with few distractions to
ensure confidentiality
Answer: Which type of environment should the intake process occur in?
●● Social Structure
Answer: The way people in a society live and interact with each other,
including institutions such as family, religion, education, government,
laws, economy, and the media, refers to which of the following?
●● Greater odds of being obese
Answer: Greater exposure to stressors is associated with which of the
following outcomes?
●● Control calorie intake, maintain high energy expenditure, and adhere
to long-term healthy behaviors.
, Answer: In order to achieve successful weight maintenance, the
approach must see the client meet what three principles?
●● 50 to 75%
Answer: Approximately what percentage of TDEE does RMR make up?
●● She has compensated for the exercise by being less active outside of
the exercise and/or eating more
Answer: Farrah started doing aerobic training 5 days per week. She
hasn't experienced any change in body weight. What is most likely true?
●● Fitness assessment and program design for a client
Answer: Two areas of expertise for a WLS are:
●● Explain that the ketogenic diet may be appropriate for some
individuals in certain cases but that the client should see a registered
dietitian or certified/licensed nutritionist for further dietary guidance on
this
Answer: A new client asks you if she should try the ketogenic diet to
lose weight in addition to training with you. What would be an
appropriate response?
●● By weighing first thing in the morning after going to the bathroom
Answer: How can body weight measurements be made more reliable?
