ACE HEALTH COACH EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
emotional intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅refers to ability to recognize one's own feelings as well
as feelings of others.
SWOT analysis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Can be used
for health coach to assess herself or to analyze a business or opportunity.
transtheoretical model of behaviorial change (TTM) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅used to assess readiness
for change.
precontemplation stage - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅no intent of change
contemplation stage - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅considering making change
preparation stage - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅commitment and small changes underway
action stage - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅engaging in new activities
maintenance stage - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅have been engaged in health enhancement, weight
management, and lifestyle change for more than six months.
self-efficacy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅one's perception of his or her ability to change (increases as
person moves through TTM)
habit strength - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅psychological factors involved in behaviors the client wants to
change (decreases as person moves through TTM)
active listening - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅confirm understanding using four steps.
extrinsic motivation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅declaritive self statements, "I will stick to my plan"
, intrinsic motivation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅interrogative self statements, "Will I stick to my plan?"
motivational interviewing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅client centered approach to assist clients with
ambivalence to change (grounded in expressing empathy and acceptance of ambivalence).
problem solving model - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅problem identified, goal selection, generation of
alternatives, consideration of consequences, decision making, implementation, and evaluation.
GROW - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅goal, reality, options, and what: structured approach of behavioral
change
SMART goal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time bound
neuro-linguistic programming - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅meta model-includes questions that challenge
linguistic distortions, clarifies generalizations the client may make, recovers unrecalled info (hypnosis)
empathy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅quality that allows one who has not personally experienced an
emotion to put themselves in anothers shoes
intrinsic team - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅knowledge in areas currently in use -exercise science, nutritional
science, and behavioral management.
extrinsic team - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅help outside own scope of practice-other practitioners, etc
effective networking - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅building relationships
co-branding - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅brand partnership-two entities collaborate to create marketing
synergy
emotional intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅refers to ability to recognize one's own feelings as well
as feelings of others.
SWOT analysis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Can be used
for health coach to assess herself or to analyze a business or opportunity.
transtheoretical model of behaviorial change (TTM) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅used to assess readiness
for change.
precontemplation stage - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅no intent of change
contemplation stage - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅considering making change
preparation stage - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅commitment and small changes underway
action stage - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅engaging in new activities
maintenance stage - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅have been engaged in health enhancement, weight
management, and lifestyle change for more than six months.
self-efficacy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅one's perception of his or her ability to change (increases as
person moves through TTM)
habit strength - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅psychological factors involved in behaviors the client wants to
change (decreases as person moves through TTM)
active listening - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅confirm understanding using four steps.
extrinsic motivation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅declaritive self statements, "I will stick to my plan"
, intrinsic motivation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅interrogative self statements, "Will I stick to my plan?"
motivational interviewing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅client centered approach to assist clients with
ambivalence to change (grounded in expressing empathy and acceptance of ambivalence).
problem solving model - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅problem identified, goal selection, generation of
alternatives, consideration of consequences, decision making, implementation, and evaluation.
GROW - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅goal, reality, options, and what: structured approach of behavioral
change
SMART goal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time bound
neuro-linguistic programming - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅meta model-includes questions that challenge
linguistic distortions, clarifies generalizations the client may make, recovers unrecalled info (hypnosis)
empathy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅quality that allows one who has not personally experienced an
emotion to put themselves in anothers shoes
intrinsic team - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅knowledge in areas currently in use -exercise science, nutritional
science, and behavioral management.
extrinsic team - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅help outside own scope of practice-other practitioners, etc
effective networking - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅building relationships
co-branding - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅brand partnership-two entities collaborate to create marketing
synergy
