Health Coach Certification Exam
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What are things outside the scope of practice of the ACE certified health
coach? - ✔✔Counseling, therapy and consulting
nutrition prescriptions and meal planning
exercise prescription
laboratory evaluation and assessment
diagnosis of medical or mental health elements
recommendation, promotion or sale of nutritional supplements
other practices or activates in which the coach does not have the requisite
training or credentials required by professional standards or by law
red flags that a client that warrant a referral - ✔✔signs of serious physical
illness, feelings of sadness, guilt, hopelessness, helplessness, or despair,
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,increased irritability, increased feelings of anger, impulsive risk taking
behavior, intrusive thoughts and lack of ability to focus, poor sleep,
thoughts of death or suicide.
What does lifestyle medicine include? - ✔✔-Healthy diet
-regular exercise
-maintaining healthy body weight
-stress management
-adequate sleep
-avoidance of risky behavior
What is the definition of a healthy diet as a ACE certified health coach? -
✔✔predominantly whole foods, plant based diet
What does regular exercise mean as a ACE certified health coach? - ✔✔at
least 150 minutes of moderate intensity or 75 minutes or vigorous intensity
or a combo of both
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,What is the role of an ACE certified health coach? - ✔✔Partners with clients
seeking self-directed, lasting changes aligned with their values, which
promote health and wellness and enhance well being.
What is in the ACE certified health coach scope of practice? - ✔✔-apply
effective communication using OAR to help a client increase motivation
and ownership to making a change
-help clients develop achievable and measurable goals to monitor success
and motivate on going behavioral change
-help clients develop and exploit their strengths to support successful
behavioral changes
When it comes to health coach ethics what does autonomy mean? -
✔✔clients ability to think, decide, and act on their free initiative.
when it comes to health coach ethics what does non-maleficence mean? -
✔✔first do no harm
when it comes to health coach ethics what does beneficence mean? -
✔✔promoting what is best for the client as informed by scientific evidence.
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, When it comes to health coach ethics what does justice mean? - ✔✔treating
all people equally and equitably
in what situations should a health coach refer out ? - ✔✔-asking for specific
meal plans
-asking for fitness programming
-asking for medically supervised exercise
-admits to having mental disorders
-asks about sports nutrition
-asks or shows signs of an eating disorder
What are the five personality traits that a health coach needs to be aware
of? - ✔✔openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and
neuroticism
What is openess? - ✔✔to experience involves among other traits creativity,
curiosity and imagination.
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
What are things outside the scope of practice of the ACE certified health
coach? - ✔✔Counseling, therapy and consulting
nutrition prescriptions and meal planning
exercise prescription
laboratory evaluation and assessment
diagnosis of medical or mental health elements
recommendation, promotion or sale of nutritional supplements
other practices or activates in which the coach does not have the requisite
training or credentials required by professional standards or by law
red flags that a client that warrant a referral - ✔✔signs of serious physical
illness, feelings of sadness, guilt, hopelessness, helplessness, or despair,
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,increased irritability, increased feelings of anger, impulsive risk taking
behavior, intrusive thoughts and lack of ability to focus, poor sleep,
thoughts of death or suicide.
What does lifestyle medicine include? - ✔✔-Healthy diet
-regular exercise
-maintaining healthy body weight
-stress management
-adequate sleep
-avoidance of risky behavior
What is the definition of a healthy diet as a ACE certified health coach? -
✔✔predominantly whole foods, plant based diet
What does regular exercise mean as a ACE certified health coach? - ✔✔at
least 150 minutes of moderate intensity or 75 minutes or vigorous intensity
or a combo of both
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,What is the role of an ACE certified health coach? - ✔✔Partners with clients
seeking self-directed, lasting changes aligned with their values, which
promote health and wellness and enhance well being.
What is in the ACE certified health coach scope of practice? - ✔✔-apply
effective communication using OAR to help a client increase motivation
and ownership to making a change
-help clients develop achievable and measurable goals to monitor success
and motivate on going behavioral change
-help clients develop and exploit their strengths to support successful
behavioral changes
When it comes to health coach ethics what does autonomy mean? -
✔✔clients ability to think, decide, and act on their free initiative.
when it comes to health coach ethics what does non-maleficence mean? -
✔✔first do no harm
when it comes to health coach ethics what does beneficence mean? -
✔✔promoting what is best for the client as informed by scientific evidence.
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, When it comes to health coach ethics what does justice mean? - ✔✔treating
all people equally and equitably
in what situations should a health coach refer out ? - ✔✔-asking for specific
meal plans
-asking for fitness programming
-asking for medically supervised exercise
-admits to having mental disorders
-asks about sports nutrition
-asks or shows signs of an eating disorder
What are the five personality traits that a health coach needs to be aware
of? - ✔✔openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and
neuroticism
What is openess? - ✔✔to experience involves among other traits creativity,
curiosity and imagination.
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