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NASM BEHAVIOUR CHANGE SPECIALIST
EXAM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
1) American adults have become more and more
overweight over the years. Most recently, approximately
what percentage of adults are overweight and obese? -
ANSWER>>About 1/3 of American adults are obese and
2/3 are overweight.
2) Health and Fitness Professionals specializing in Behavior
Change need to
abide by a strict code of ethics with their clients. One
important aspect of behaving in an ethical manner is -
ANSWER>>Making sure that they are working within
their specific scope of practice and expertise.
3) Coaching in the wellness area is defined as -
ANSWER>>Partnering with
clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that
inspires them to
maximize their personal and professional potential.
4) Health and fitness professionals specializing in behavior
change - ANSWER>>Will be able to use scientifically
, validated screening and intervention techniques in a
guided self-help way to progress clients to
results.
5) Active listening involves - ANSWER>>Listening intently
and focusing
attention on the client even though at times this requires
silence.
6) The OSCAR model, which is a framework for a coaching
engagement, is
an acronym for - ANSWER>>Outcome, situation,
choices, actions, and
review.
7) Coaches need to understand learning preferences and
styles because - ANSWER>>Adults learn differently from
each other and approach learning
differently than do children.
8) People learn by doing and feeling and rely more on
intuition than logic.
This is an example of which of Kolb's learning styles? -
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ANSWER>>Accommodating
9) The OSCAR model of change is - ANSWER>>A
framework for coaching
engagement which provides a clear structure for the
coaching process.
10) Which of the following is an example of a helping
profession that requires
a coaching role or relationship? - ANSWER>>Nutritionist
11) Lazarus' model of screening is multimodal because it -
ANSWER>>Emphasizes the biological aspects of
humans to include such
things as behaving, thinking, sensing, expressing, and
imagining.
12) Based on the Symptoms Checklist, clients experiencing
substantial
amounts of distress are at risk of - ANSWER>>Dropping
out of a changeoriented intervention and thus may need
more modest goals. 13) It is important that health and
fitness professionals carefully review clients'
responses on the Multimodal Life History Inventory
because -
ANSWER>>It establishes the health professional's level
of interest in the client and thus helps build rapport and
form a strong bond between
professional and client.
, 14) Lazarus' multimodal screening model is especially helpful
to fitness
professionals because it - ANSWER>>Can help
determine which
interventions to use to initiate desired changes in clients
without actually
developing a formal clinical diagnosis.
15) What do scores average on the Problem Checklist for
individuals seeking
counseling and those in the normative range,
respectively - ANSWER>>Individuals seeking counseling
averaged scores around 50 while
those in the normative range averaged around 16.
16) Most doctors and researchers recommend losing _____
pounds per
month as safe and reasonable. - ANSWER>>8
17) Which of the following is a potential problem when setting
goals? -
ANSWER>>Setting too many goals too soon.
18) Both short- and long-term goals are important because -
ANSWER>>Long-term goals tell you where you
eventually want to go and short-term goals provide
feedback in terms of where you are in reaching
your long-term goals.
NASM BEHAVIOUR CHANGE SPECIALIST
EXAM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
1) American adults have become more and more
overweight over the years. Most recently, approximately
what percentage of adults are overweight and obese? -
ANSWER>>About 1/3 of American adults are obese and
2/3 are overweight.
2) Health and Fitness Professionals specializing in Behavior
Change need to
abide by a strict code of ethics with their clients. One
important aspect of behaving in an ethical manner is -
ANSWER>>Making sure that they are working within
their specific scope of practice and expertise.
3) Coaching in the wellness area is defined as -
ANSWER>>Partnering with
clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that
inspires them to
maximize their personal and professional potential.
4) Health and fitness professionals specializing in behavior
change - ANSWER>>Will be able to use scientifically
, validated screening and intervention techniques in a
guided self-help way to progress clients to
results.
5) Active listening involves - ANSWER>>Listening intently
and focusing
attention on the client even though at times this requires
silence.
6) The OSCAR model, which is a framework for a coaching
engagement, is
an acronym for - ANSWER>>Outcome, situation,
choices, actions, and
review.
7) Coaches need to understand learning preferences and
styles because - ANSWER>>Adults learn differently from
each other and approach learning
differently than do children.
8) People learn by doing and feeling and rely more on
intuition than logic.
This is an example of which of Kolb's learning styles? -
,3
ANSWER>>Accommodating
9) The OSCAR model of change is - ANSWER>>A
framework for coaching
engagement which provides a clear structure for the
coaching process.
10) Which of the following is an example of a helping
profession that requires
a coaching role or relationship? - ANSWER>>Nutritionist
11) Lazarus' model of screening is multimodal because it -
ANSWER>>Emphasizes the biological aspects of
humans to include such
things as behaving, thinking, sensing, expressing, and
imagining.
12) Based on the Symptoms Checklist, clients experiencing
substantial
amounts of distress are at risk of - ANSWER>>Dropping
out of a changeoriented intervention and thus may need
more modest goals. 13) It is important that health and
fitness professionals carefully review clients'
responses on the Multimodal Life History Inventory
because -
ANSWER>>It establishes the health professional's level
of interest in the client and thus helps build rapport and
form a strong bond between
professional and client.
, 14) Lazarus' multimodal screening model is especially helpful
to fitness
professionals because it - ANSWER>>Can help
determine which
interventions to use to initiate desired changes in clients
without actually
developing a formal clinical diagnosis.
15) What do scores average on the Problem Checklist for
individuals seeking
counseling and those in the normative range,
respectively - ANSWER>>Individuals seeking counseling
averaged scores around 50 while
those in the normative range averaged around 16.
16) Most doctors and researchers recommend losing _____
pounds per
month as safe and reasonable. - ANSWER>>8
17) Which of the following is a potential problem when setting
goals? -
ANSWER>>Setting too many goals too soon.
18) Both short- and long-term goals are important because -
ANSWER>>Long-term goals tell you where you
eventually want to go and short-term goals provide
feedback in terms of where you are in reaching
your long-term goals.
