Wellcoaches Cert. Exam- Lessons 10-14 Questions And Answers

What indicates that a client is in the preparation stage - ANS They can tell you their strong, personal, positive motivators Which is an example of a well-written behavioral goal - ANS I will eat a 6oz salad for lunch, Monday-Friday this week The MOST important objective of reviewing the client assessment in their first session is to - ANS To identify areas in which the client is most motivated and ready to change After setting goals it is important to - ANS Have clients assess their confidence level in reaching the goal What is an important strategy to use with clients to help them avoid relapsing in the maintenance stage - ANS Helping clients identify and connect to new motivators Discussing the motivation behind a goal is important to - ANS Keep the client on track when the goal becomes challenging Which of the following is an example of an outcome goal - ANS I will lose 10 pounds by December 31 In which stage have ambivalent feelings been largely overcome and the client is ready to take action within the next month - ANS Preparation What is the difference between the action and the maintenance stages - ANS In action a client has to work hard on establishing a new behavior and in Maintenance the behavior has become more automatic What's the best strategy when clients are resistant to change - ANS Use empathy, inquiry, and reflection Before encouraging a client to set a behavioral goal when they claim to be ready to change, the coach should check that the client - ANS Has strong, personal, positive motivators, know what their barriers are and have strategies for change The risk of using assessments is - ANS It can tempt the coach to default to their expert hat How do the stages of change fall along the behavior change continuum - ANS Precontemplation, conetmplation, preparation, action, maintenance In the SMART acronym for goal setting, the "R" stands for which of the following - ANS Creating a goal that could reasonably be achieved What is the essential response of the coach toward people in precontemplation who are not yet ready to change - ANS Acceptance of the client's position to improve the probability of dialogue in the future When assessments are validated, having been proven to measure accurately - ANS They still may only tell part of the client's story Which of the following is the best example of an open question to help clients think about their motivation around a goal - ANS What is important about this goal When an assessment develops discrepancy, it means that - ANS A client more clearly sees the difference between where they are and where they want to be If a client indicates that they are ready to make a change in the next 6 months, what stage of change are they in according to the transtheoretical model - ANS Contemplation Conversations about assessments are - ANS A time for learning Which of the following examples do NOT reflect environmental modification - ANS Resolving to be more disciplined in one's eating habits To improve the chance for success, the client's should connect goals to - ANS Their greatest values and motivators Which of the following concepts from design thinking is relevant to coaching - ANS Experimentation; seeing a goals as an opportunity to experiment with and learn from a new behavior When "red flags" about a client's health are presented in an assessment, the coach should - ANS Use curiosity to learn more and refer as appropriate When writing three-month goals it is important to make sure the goals - ANS Reflect something the client wants to be doing consistently in three months Which of the following is TRUE regarding the stages of change - ANS Clients will typically be in the different stages of change for different behaviors Which of the following is an example of an observation a coach might make in reviewing a well-being assessment - ANS The client quit smoking 10 years ago and has gained 15 pounds in those 10 years What are the two different types of precontemplation - ANS I won't and I can't Which is an example of a strategy to use with clients in the contemplation stage - ANS Help them think about their motivation to change and possible solutions to the barriers that they recognize How is goal setting tied to self-efficacy - ANS Setting goals that allow for mastery experiences builds self-efficacy The characteristic of an effective motivator is that it is - ANS Personally compellling In the SMART acronym for goal setting, the "A" stands for - ANS Choosing a goal that the client believes in The real danger of setting a behavioral goals with a client who is not yet ready to change is they will - ANS Fail and strengthen their belief that they can't succeed What is the coaching agreement - ANS The initial conversation in which the coach and client agree on coaching principles and establish boundaries for working together Which of the following would a coach avoid when reviewing a well-being assessment - ANS Determine what is critical to fix regarding the client's current health