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ACE CPT EXAM STUDY GUIDE Questions
& 100% Correct Answers
Health benefits of exercise
✓ :~~ -reduced risk of many diseases
✓ -min of 150 min per week of moderate intensity to receive benefits
Health professionals
✓ :~~ credentialed to identify, prevent, and treat diseases and disorders
-rehabilitation professionals, nutritional professionals,
physician/nurse practitioner, mental health professionals, licensed alternative
healthcare professionals, trainers/coaches/instructors
Intrinsic motivation
✓ :~~ person truly enjoys exercise and the pleasure/emotions and experience
that comes from engaging in it. -INCREASES ADHERENCE
Extrinsic motivation
✓ :~~ participation for any benefit other than enjoyment such as weight loss,
trying to be healthy, looking good, meeting new people.
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-feelings of guilt, tension, pressure
self-efficacy
✓ :~~ belief in one's own capability to engage in a physical-activity program
Maintaining Client Motivation
✓ :~~ -social support
-assertivness
-self-regulation
-high risk situations
Strategies for building a social support system
✓ :~~ 1.Find a workout partner
2.ask friends/family to be encouraging
3.set up "fun" contests
4.add social element
5. find an enjoyable activity
Fighting negative social influences
✓ :~~ 1. Balance time w/unsupportive people and supportive people
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2. set limits on how much time is spent with unsupportive people
3. mentally prepare
4.mentally review
5.explain to them why exercise is important for you
Maintaining client motivation:
Assertiveness
✓ :~~ honest, straightforward expression of thoughs, feelings, and beliefs
Maintaining client motivation: Self-regulation
✓ :~~ teach clients to take control over their behavior instead of doing it for
them
Maintaining client motivation:
High risk situations
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✓ :~~ teach clients to be prepared for barriers and relapses and have a plan
of action for when high-risk situations occur
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Influences on adherence and participation: Personal attributes
✓ :~~ *demographic variables*
*health status*
-people w/diseases are less likely to exercise than healthy individuals
*activity history*
*psychological traits*
*knowledge, attitudes, beliefs*
Locus of control
✓ :~~ belief in personal control over health outcomes- increases adherence
Influences on adherence: environmental factors
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ACE CPT EXAM STUDY GUIDE Questions
& 100% Correct Answers
Health benefits of exercise
✓ :~~ -reduced risk of many diseases
✓ -min of 150 min per week of moderate intensity to receive benefits
Health professionals
✓ :~~ credentialed to identify, prevent, and treat diseases and disorders
-rehabilitation professionals, nutritional professionals,
physician/nurse practitioner, mental health professionals, licensed alternative
healthcare professionals, trainers/coaches/instructors
Intrinsic motivation
✓ :~~ person truly enjoys exercise and the pleasure/emotions and experience
that comes from engaging in it. -INCREASES ADHERENCE
Extrinsic motivation
✓ :~~ participation for any benefit other than enjoyment such as weight loss,
trying to be healthy, looking good, meeting new people.
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-feelings of guilt, tension, pressure
self-efficacy
✓ :~~ belief in one's own capability to engage in a physical-activity program
Maintaining Client Motivation
✓ :~~ -social support
-assertivness
-self-regulation
-high risk situations
Strategies for building a social support system
✓ :~~ 1.Find a workout partner
2.ask friends/family to be encouraging
3.set up "fun" contests
4.add social element
5. find an enjoyable activity
Fighting negative social influences
✓ :~~ 1. Balance time w/unsupportive people and supportive people
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2. set limits on how much time is spent with unsupportive people
3. mentally prepare
4.mentally review
5.explain to them why exercise is important for you
Maintaining client motivation:
Assertiveness
✓ :~~ honest, straightforward expression of thoughs, feelings, and beliefs
Maintaining client motivation: Self-regulation
✓ :~~ teach clients to take control over their behavior instead of doing it for
them
Maintaining client motivation:
High risk situations
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✓ :~~ teach clients to be prepared for barriers and relapses and have a plan
of action for when high-risk situations occur
`
Influences on adherence and participation: Personal attributes
✓ :~~ *demographic variables*
*health status*
-people w/diseases are less likely to exercise than healthy individuals
*activity history*
*psychological traits*
*knowledge, attitudes, beliefs*
Locus of control
✓ :~~ belief in personal control over health outcomes- increases adherence
Influences on adherence: environmental factors
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