NBC-HWC practice exam questions (C&S)| 170 questions|
with complete answers LATEST UPDATE
A coach is reviewing a client's health history. The client has been eating 9 servings
of fruits and vegetables most days of the week but indicated to you that their new
goal is to run a 5k. The client has signed up for a couch to 5k class and has
attended once a week for 6 weeks.
Which stage of change is the client most likely in as it pertains to her new goal of
running a 5k?
A. Maintenance
B. Action
C. Preparation
D. Contemplation
E. Precontemplation - CORRECT ANSWERB. Action
Practice Question #278:
A client came to her first session, from their providers office, with a list of their
biometrics.
Blood pressure: 118/72mmHg
LDL: 75 mg/dl
Waist-to-hip ratio: 0.95
Physical activity: yoga/strength training, 60-minutes 3x per week and running, 30-
minutes 5x per week
A1C: 7.2%
Which of the following is most concerning as it increases her risk for chronic
disease?
A. Blood pressure
B. Cholesterol
C. Waist-to-hip ratio
D. Physical activity level
E. A1C - CORRECT ANSWERE. A1C
Practice Question #276:
A 65-year-old woman comes to her fifth session. She is working with her coach to
increase her overall caloric intake to help her gain weight.
Client: I really want to gain about 20 pounds and I have gained some weight by
adding one more egg at breakfast.
Coach: Have you ever thought about trying protein shakes.
Client: I don't like the taste of those.
The coach response is an example of what?
A. Coaching presence
B. The Coach's agenda
,C. The Client's agenda
D. Amplified Reflection - CORRECT ANSWERB. The Coach's agenda
Practice Question #274: P
Coaches are often taught to use the client's strengths and values in their coaching
process. Using the client's strengths and emphasizing their values increases their
______________?
A. Ability to set goals
B. Internal motivation
C. Growth mindset
D. Self-compassion - CORRECT ANSWERB. Internal motivation
Practice Question #273:
A 29-year-old man comes to coaching for his 4th session. He has been working with
his coach on increasing his positive self-talk.
Coach: Describe for me what it feels like when you have positive self-talk anytime
during the day.
Client: It feels freeing and empowering. Like I could do anything that day.
Coach: On a scale of 1-10, 1 being not confident at all to 10 being 100 perecent
confident, how confident are you that you can meet your goal of positive self-talk at
least twice per day.
Client: I would say a 7.
Coach: Why a 7 and not a 6?
What is the coach trying to elicit from the client with their questions?
A. Identifying strengths
B. Change talk
C. Empathy
D. Ability to change - CORRECT ANSWERB. Change talk
Practice Question #272:
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With a client's permission, a coach starts the coaching session with an activity that
included having the client pick up an object and with a beginner's mind and use their
senses to explore the object.
The activity the coach is doing is designed to increase what?
A. Stress
B. Self-efficacy
C. Mindfulness
D. Empathy - CORRECT ANSWERC. Mindfulness
Practice Question #271:
A 35-year old woman comes to her 2nd coaching session. She has been exploring
with her coach which areas of her health she wants to focus on. Her partner and
medical provider keep encouraging her to go to health coaching because of her poor
eating habits.
,Client: It seems like I really just need to work on everything.
Coach: Let's explore what is most important to you. If you were to look forward 1
year from now what change would you most like to see happen for yourself.
Client: I have no idea. I just can't change my eating habits. I find most vegetables
repulsive and fruit is so sticky.
Which stage of change is the client most likely in?
A. Pre-contemplation
B. Contemplation
C. Preparation
D. Action
E. Maintenance - CORRECT ANSWERA. Pre-contemplation
Practice Question #270:
A 52-year-old man meets with his coach for his 3rd session. He has been struggling
with low energy levels and made a commitment to try a yoga class.
Client: I went to a class and I was the only guy. I felt really out of place and
embarrassed. It was hard.
Coach: I am so sorry you had to experience that. How embarrassing for you.
Client: yeah, thanks.
Coach: Well, at least you got that out of the way.
Client: That's true.
The coaches first response demonstrates which of the following?
A. Expert trap
B. Sympathy
C. Discord
D. Double-sided reflection
E. Empathy - CORRECT ANSWERB. Sympathy
Practice Question #275:
A client comes to their 3rd session and has been working on managing his
emotions. During this session, the client is focused on strategies for increasing his
mindfulness.
Coach: How's your energy level today?
Client: I am feeling pretty good. Yesterday instead of getting really frustrated at my 5
year old I was able to step away for 15 seconds and come back in a more mindful
state.
Coach: You were able to control your emotions by stepping away.
What type of reflection did the coach use?
A. Simple
B. Double-sided
C. Amplified
D. Empathy - CORRECT ANSWERA. Simple
Practice Question #266:
, A 35 year old woman comes to her ninth coaching session to continue to work on
incorporating mindfulness into her life and some gentle yoga to reduce stress.
Client: I don't have time to change my clothes and do the yoga and change back into
my work clothes like I thought I would on my hour lunch break.
Coach: There is just no way to engage in any type of yoga on your lunch break.
What type of reflection is the coach demonstrating?
A. Feeling Reflection
B. Shifted-Focus Reflection
C. Amplified Reflection
D. Double-sided reflection - CORRECT ANSWERA. Feeling Reflection
Practice Question #265:
A 49-year old man came to his 7th coaching session to continue to work with his
coach on tobacco cessation. The client is struggling to make any progress on his
quit plan that his doctor and partner helped him develop.
Client: I just can't seem to follow through. It just seems like smoking is a part of my
life. It is what it is.
Coach: You are feeling like it's a part of you.
Client: Yeah it's been over 20 years ya know. My partner reminds me every morning
why it's important to quit. And at night we review the day together. Every. Single.
Day.
Coach: It seems like you don't really want to do this and it's more about your
partners wants and needs.
Which technique is the coach using to establish trust and rapport?
A. Under-promising and Over-delivering
B. Honestly sharing observations
C. Honoring confidentiality
D. Being humble in sharing advice - CORRECT ANSWERB. Honestly sharing
observations
Practice Question #264:
A 34-year old woman comes to coaching for her 6th session. The client is focused
on trying to quit smoking. She has smoked for 10 years and wants to quit for her
girlfriend but has never tried before until now. She has researched smoking
cessation by reading several books on the topic and has been seeing her coach for
guidance.
Client: I tried so hard this week not to smoke in the evening before bed because I
thought this time a day would be easiest. And in the books I read it often said this is
a good place to begin the process of quitting.
Coach: What did go well with choosing that time of day?
Client: Nothing much but I didn't smoke before bed on Tuesday.
Coach: You commitment to reading those books helped you discover one way you
might explore quitting and you were successful on Tuesday.
What skill is the coach demonstrating in their last statement?
A. Amplified reflection
with complete answers LATEST UPDATE
A coach is reviewing a client's health history. The client has been eating 9 servings
of fruits and vegetables most days of the week but indicated to you that their new
goal is to run a 5k. The client has signed up for a couch to 5k class and has
attended once a week for 6 weeks.
Which stage of change is the client most likely in as it pertains to her new goal of
running a 5k?
A. Maintenance
B. Action
C. Preparation
D. Contemplation
E. Precontemplation - CORRECT ANSWERB. Action
Practice Question #278:
A client came to her first session, from their providers office, with a list of their
biometrics.
Blood pressure: 118/72mmHg
LDL: 75 mg/dl
Waist-to-hip ratio: 0.95
Physical activity: yoga/strength training, 60-minutes 3x per week and running, 30-
minutes 5x per week
A1C: 7.2%
Which of the following is most concerning as it increases her risk for chronic
disease?
A. Blood pressure
B. Cholesterol
C. Waist-to-hip ratio
D. Physical activity level
E. A1C - CORRECT ANSWERE. A1C
Practice Question #276:
A 65-year-old woman comes to her fifth session. She is working with her coach to
increase her overall caloric intake to help her gain weight.
Client: I really want to gain about 20 pounds and I have gained some weight by
adding one more egg at breakfast.
Coach: Have you ever thought about trying protein shakes.
Client: I don't like the taste of those.
The coach response is an example of what?
A. Coaching presence
B. The Coach's agenda
,C. The Client's agenda
D. Amplified Reflection - CORRECT ANSWERB. The Coach's agenda
Practice Question #274: P
Coaches are often taught to use the client's strengths and values in their coaching
process. Using the client's strengths and emphasizing their values increases their
______________?
A. Ability to set goals
B. Internal motivation
C. Growth mindset
D. Self-compassion - CORRECT ANSWERB. Internal motivation
Practice Question #273:
A 29-year-old man comes to coaching for his 4th session. He has been working with
his coach on increasing his positive self-talk.
Coach: Describe for me what it feels like when you have positive self-talk anytime
during the day.
Client: It feels freeing and empowering. Like I could do anything that day.
Coach: On a scale of 1-10, 1 being not confident at all to 10 being 100 perecent
confident, how confident are you that you can meet your goal of positive self-talk at
least twice per day.
Client: I would say a 7.
Coach: Why a 7 and not a 6?
What is the coach trying to elicit from the client with their questions?
A. Identifying strengths
B. Change talk
C. Empathy
D. Ability to change - CORRECT ANSWERB. Change talk
Practice Question #272:
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With a client's permission, a coach starts the coaching session with an activity that
included having the client pick up an object and with a beginner's mind and use their
senses to explore the object.
The activity the coach is doing is designed to increase what?
A. Stress
B. Self-efficacy
C. Mindfulness
D. Empathy - CORRECT ANSWERC. Mindfulness
Practice Question #271:
A 35-year old woman comes to her 2nd coaching session. She has been exploring
with her coach which areas of her health she wants to focus on. Her partner and
medical provider keep encouraging her to go to health coaching because of her poor
eating habits.
,Client: It seems like I really just need to work on everything.
Coach: Let's explore what is most important to you. If you were to look forward 1
year from now what change would you most like to see happen for yourself.
Client: I have no idea. I just can't change my eating habits. I find most vegetables
repulsive and fruit is so sticky.
Which stage of change is the client most likely in?
A. Pre-contemplation
B. Contemplation
C. Preparation
D. Action
E. Maintenance - CORRECT ANSWERA. Pre-contemplation
Practice Question #270:
A 52-year-old man meets with his coach for his 3rd session. He has been struggling
with low energy levels and made a commitment to try a yoga class.
Client: I went to a class and I was the only guy. I felt really out of place and
embarrassed. It was hard.
Coach: I am so sorry you had to experience that. How embarrassing for you.
Client: yeah, thanks.
Coach: Well, at least you got that out of the way.
Client: That's true.
The coaches first response demonstrates which of the following?
A. Expert trap
B. Sympathy
C. Discord
D. Double-sided reflection
E. Empathy - CORRECT ANSWERB. Sympathy
Practice Question #275:
A client comes to their 3rd session and has been working on managing his
emotions. During this session, the client is focused on strategies for increasing his
mindfulness.
Coach: How's your energy level today?
Client: I am feeling pretty good. Yesterday instead of getting really frustrated at my 5
year old I was able to step away for 15 seconds and come back in a more mindful
state.
Coach: You were able to control your emotions by stepping away.
What type of reflection did the coach use?
A. Simple
B. Double-sided
C. Amplified
D. Empathy - CORRECT ANSWERA. Simple
Practice Question #266:
, A 35 year old woman comes to her ninth coaching session to continue to work on
incorporating mindfulness into her life and some gentle yoga to reduce stress.
Client: I don't have time to change my clothes and do the yoga and change back into
my work clothes like I thought I would on my hour lunch break.
Coach: There is just no way to engage in any type of yoga on your lunch break.
What type of reflection is the coach demonstrating?
A. Feeling Reflection
B. Shifted-Focus Reflection
C. Amplified Reflection
D. Double-sided reflection - CORRECT ANSWERA. Feeling Reflection
Practice Question #265:
A 49-year old man came to his 7th coaching session to continue to work with his
coach on tobacco cessation. The client is struggling to make any progress on his
quit plan that his doctor and partner helped him develop.
Client: I just can't seem to follow through. It just seems like smoking is a part of my
life. It is what it is.
Coach: You are feeling like it's a part of you.
Client: Yeah it's been over 20 years ya know. My partner reminds me every morning
why it's important to quit. And at night we review the day together. Every. Single.
Day.
Coach: It seems like you don't really want to do this and it's more about your
partners wants and needs.
Which technique is the coach using to establish trust and rapport?
A. Under-promising and Over-delivering
B. Honestly sharing observations
C. Honoring confidentiality
D. Being humble in sharing advice - CORRECT ANSWERB. Honestly sharing
observations
Practice Question #264:
A 34-year old woman comes to coaching for her 6th session. The client is focused
on trying to quit smoking. She has smoked for 10 years and wants to quit for her
girlfriend but has never tried before until now. She has researched smoking
cessation by reading several books on the topic and has been seeing her coach for
guidance.
Client: I tried so hard this week not to smoke in the evening before bed because I
thought this time a day would be easiest. And in the books I read it often said this is
a good place to begin the process of quitting.
Coach: What did go well with choosing that time of day?
Client: Nothing much but I didn't smoke before bed on Tuesday.
Coach: You commitment to reading those books helped you discover one way you
might explore quitting and you were successful on Tuesday.
What skill is the coach demonstrating in their last statement?
A. Amplified reflection
