NBHWC Exam - Practice Questions |
Latest Version | 2024/2025 | Graded A+
How should coaches approach setting boundaries in the coaching relationship?
✔✔A) Clearly communicating expectations and limits
B) Ignoring the need for boundaries
C) Avoiding discussions about boundaries
D) Focusing only on flexibility
What is the importance of continual learning for health coaches?
✔✔A) It keeps coaches updated with the latest practices and research
B) It is not necessary for success
C) It limits their effectiveness
D) It distracts from client focus
What strategy can coaches use to encourage client reflection on their progress?
✔✔A) Asking reflective questions about their experiences
B) Focusing only on future goals
C) Avoiding discussions about past actions
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,D) Making assumptions about their progress
What role does flexibility play in a successful coaching relationship?
✔✔A) It allows adaptation to clients' changing needs and circumstances
B) It makes sessions unpredictable
C) It complicates the coaching process
D) It limits the coach's effectiveness
What is a crucial factor in selecting effective interventions for clients?
✔✔A) Tailoring approaches to individual client needs
B) Using a one-size-fits-all strategy
C) Focusing solely on evidence-based practices
D) Ignoring client preferences
What technique is most effective for building rapport with clients?
✔✔A) Active listening and empathy
B) Providing unsolicited advice
C) Interrupting when necessary
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,D) Focusing only on results
Which of the following is an essential skill for health coaches?
✔✔A) Effective communication
B) Medical diagnosis
C) Financial planning
D) Physical training expertise
What is motivational interviewing primarily designed to do?
✔✔A) Enhance a client’s motivation to change
B) Directly tell clients what to do
C) Focus solely on physical health
D) Evaluate clients' mental health status
How can health coaches help clients set realistic goals?
✔✔A) By using the SMART criteria
B) By setting goals for them
C) By focusing on long-term goals only
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, D) By avoiding discussions about goals
What role does self-efficacy play in health coaching?
✔✔A) It influences a client’s belief in their ability to change
B) It determines the coach's effectiveness
C) It is irrelevant in the coaching process
D) It only applies to physical training
Which is a common barrier to change that health coaches help clients identify?
✔✔A) Lack of motivation
B) Excessive knowledge about health
C) Financial stability
D) Too many resources
What is an example of a non-judgmental approach in coaching?
✔✔A) Accepting clients' feelings without criticism
B) Making assumptions about clients' experiences
C) Focusing on what clients are doing wrong
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Latest Version | 2024/2025 | Graded A+
How should coaches approach setting boundaries in the coaching relationship?
✔✔A) Clearly communicating expectations and limits
B) Ignoring the need for boundaries
C) Avoiding discussions about boundaries
D) Focusing only on flexibility
What is the importance of continual learning for health coaches?
✔✔A) It keeps coaches updated with the latest practices and research
B) It is not necessary for success
C) It limits their effectiveness
D) It distracts from client focus
What strategy can coaches use to encourage client reflection on their progress?
✔✔A) Asking reflective questions about their experiences
B) Focusing only on future goals
C) Avoiding discussions about past actions
1
,D) Making assumptions about their progress
What role does flexibility play in a successful coaching relationship?
✔✔A) It allows adaptation to clients' changing needs and circumstances
B) It makes sessions unpredictable
C) It complicates the coaching process
D) It limits the coach's effectiveness
What is a crucial factor in selecting effective interventions for clients?
✔✔A) Tailoring approaches to individual client needs
B) Using a one-size-fits-all strategy
C) Focusing solely on evidence-based practices
D) Ignoring client preferences
What technique is most effective for building rapport with clients?
✔✔A) Active listening and empathy
B) Providing unsolicited advice
C) Interrupting when necessary
2
,D) Focusing only on results
Which of the following is an essential skill for health coaches?
✔✔A) Effective communication
B) Medical diagnosis
C) Financial planning
D) Physical training expertise
What is motivational interviewing primarily designed to do?
✔✔A) Enhance a client’s motivation to change
B) Directly tell clients what to do
C) Focus solely on physical health
D) Evaluate clients' mental health status
How can health coaches help clients set realistic goals?
✔✔A) By using the SMART criteria
B) By setting goals for them
C) By focusing on long-term goals only
3
, D) By avoiding discussions about goals
What role does self-efficacy play in health coaching?
✔✔A) It influences a client’s belief in their ability to change
B) It determines the coach's effectiveness
C) It is irrelevant in the coaching process
D) It only applies to physical training
Which is a common barrier to change that health coaches help clients identify?
✔✔A) Lack of motivation
B) Excessive knowledge about health
C) Financial stability
D) Too many resources
What is an example of a non-judgmental approach in coaching?
✔✔A) Accepting clients' feelings without criticism
B) Making assumptions about clients' experiences
C) Focusing on what clients are doing wrong
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