NASM BEHAVIOR CHANGE SPECIALIST EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.

NASM BEHAVIOR CHANGE SPECIALIST EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS. "A health and fitness professional working with a client on injury rehabilitation generally will have the skills necessary to deal with the most prevalent problem in rehabilitation, which is - CORRECT ANSWER adherence/compliance to the exercise regimen set by the physical therapist." "Transtheoretical model of behavior change (TTM) - CORRECT ANSWER A model that focuses on a person's readiness to change. The TTM uses stages of change to integrate principles and processes of change across major theories of psychological change." "Four Phases of Behavioral Contracting - CORRECT ANSWER Establish Target Behaviors and Settings Monitor Progress Deliver Consequences Maximize Generalization" "6 steps of behavioral coaching - CORRECT ANSWER Carefully define the desired behaviors. Execute the play. Judge the correct executions. Describe the incorrect executions. Model the correct execution. Imitate the correct execution." "Which of the Big Five personality traits (related to perseverance) has been shown in research to be particularly important in health management? - CORRECT ANSWER Conscientiousness" "Five Steps of Problem Solving - CORRECT ANSWER 1. General orientation or "set" 2. Problem definition and formulation 3. Generation of alternatives 4. Decision making 5. Verification" "Guided self-help describes - CORRECT ANSWER a professional-client relationship that is supportive, positive, and goal-oriented so the client can meet challenges along the way to achieving goals." "American adults have become more and more overweight over the years. Most recently, approximately what percentage of adults are overweight and obese? - CORRECT ANSWER About 1/3 of American adults are obese and 2/3 are overweight." "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 - CORRECT ANSWER making sure that they are working within their specific scope of practice and expertise." "Occupations such as personal trainer and health educator have grown in recent years primarily due to - CORRECT ANSWER an increase in overweight and obesity in both adults and teenagers." "Certified Personal Trainers that have specialized in behavior change can use behavior change skills - CORRECT ANSWER across a wide variety of client populations because the principles of behavior change do not change across populations." "It is the ultimate goal of fitness coaches to - CORRECT ANSWER have clients develop the knowledge and skills that will make them responsible for their own solutions." "The OSCAR model, which is a framework for a coaching engagement, is an acronym for - CORRECT ANSWER outcome, situation, choices, actions, and review" "Which of the following is an example of a helping profession that requires a coaching role or relationship? - CORRECT ANSWER Nutritionist" "Active listening involves - CORRECT ANSWER listening intently and focusing attention on the client even though at times this requires silence." "People learn by doing and feeling and rely more on intuition than logic. This is an example of which of Kolb's learning styles? - CORRECT ANSWER Accommodating" "The term "unconditional positive regard" means that fitness coaches - CORRECT ANSWER believe that the client has the capacity to grow and find within themselves the answers that they need." "Which of the following is a coaching communication competency? - CORRECT ANSWER Establishing trust and rapport" "The OSCAR model of change is - CORRECT ANSWER a framework for coaching engagement which provides a clear structure for the coaching process." "A coach in the helping profession - CORRECT ANSWER b. works with their clients to aid the client in setting realistic goals, making appropriate choices, defining a program that will help the client reach his or her goals, monitoring progress, and offering feedback." "Based on the Symptoms Checklist, clients experiencing substantial amounts of distress are at risk of - CORRECT ANSWER dropping out of a change-oriented intervention and thus may need more modest goals." "Lazarus' model of screening is multimodal because it - CORRECT ANSWER emphasizes the biological aspects of humans to include such things as behaving, thinking, sensing, expressing, and imagining." "Lazarus' multimodal screening model is especially helpful to fitness professionals because it - CORRECT ANSWER can help determine which interventions to use to initiate desired changes in clients without actually developing a formal clinical diagnosis." "Lazarus' multimodal model is known through the mnemonic BASIC ID. This stands for - CORRECT ANSWER behavior, affect, sensation, imagery, cognition, interpersonal, and drugs." "What do scores average on the Problem Checklist for individuals seeking counseling and those in the normative range, respectively - CORRECT ANSWER individuals seeking counseling averaged scores around 50 while those in the normative range averaged around 16." "It is important that health and fitness professionals carefully review clients' responses on the Multimodal Life History Inventory because - CORRECT 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." "Understanding clients' functioning from a multimodal perspective can help determine effective behavior change strategies by - CORRECT ANSWER allowing fitness professionals to identify barriers to success as well as resources that can be used to promote healthier lifestyles." "Most doctors and researchers recommend losing _____ pounds per month as safe and reasonable. - CORRECT ANSWER 8" "The five stage of change are - CORRECT ANSWER precontemplative, contemplative, preparation, action, and maintenance." "Understanding that biological factors play an important role in weight loss is helpful to people trying to diet because - CORRECT ANSWER clients can take into account biological factors related to weight loss instead of thinking that the only factor is their sense of willpower." "Which of the following is a technique for overcoming obstacles associated with maintaining an exercise program? - CORRECT ANSWER Try to refute the cons of exercise by replacing them with alternatives and challenges." "In a study investigating goal setting in relation to dietary habits and weight control, what technique was combined with goal setting produced the most positive effects? - CORRECT ANSWER Self-monitoring" "Research from the industrial/organizational areas has clearly shown that - CORRECT ANSWER in 90% of the studies, specific, difficult goals led to higher levels of performance than easy goals, no goals, or "do your best" goals." "Which of the following is an example of an objective goal? - CORRECT ANSWER I want to lower my time in the upcoming 10 kilometer race by 10 seconds." "Both short- and long-term goals are important because - CORRECT 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." "To increase goal commitment fitness professional should make sure that clients - CORRECT ANSWER own their goals via having input on setting up goals." "Which of the following is a potential problem when setting goals? - CORRECT ANSWER Setting too many goals too soon." "Goal setting is important as a behavior change technique - CORRECT ANSWER when the goals enhance motivation and direct attention toward goal completion." "A wellness professional wanted to increase the amount of walking a client did. The client liked to socialize with friends at a pub. So the wellness professional suggested that to get to the pub and socialize (the likely behavior) the client should walk to pub (unlikely behavior) rather than drive. This is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER Premacking" "Operant conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER Learning that occurs by making associations between voluntary behaviors and their consequences." “Employers are recognizing not only the need for increased fitness but overall health in their employees. This has led to the rise of - CORRECT ANSWER corporate fitness programs" "Both the OPT (Optimum Performance Training Model) and the Stages of Change are different from traditional models of behavior change because - CORRECT ANSWER they take an individualized approach focusing on the individual client, the environment in which he or she is placed, and what they are capable or ready to do" "Coaching in the wellness area is defined as - CORRECT ANSWER partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential." "Health and fitness professionals specializing in behavior change - CORRECT ANSWER will be able to use scientifically validated screening and intervention techniques in a guided self-help way to progress clients to results." "Coaches need to understand learning preferences and styles because - CORRECT ANSWER adults learn differently from each other and approach learning differently than do children." "Kolb's Learning Styles - CORRECT ANSWER Diverging: Feeling and Watching. Good at looking at things from different perspectives Assimilating: Thinking and Watching. Concise, logical approach to ideas+concepts. Ideas+Concepts People. Converging: Thinking and Doing. Learning to solve problems, find practical uses for ideas/theories. Accommodating: Feeling and Doing. Hands on, intuition logic, gut instinct." "Classical conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER Learning through associations between a neutral environmental stimulus (a conditioned stimulus) and a naturally occurring stimulus (the unconditioned stimulus)." "Behavior therapy is - CORRECT ANSWER the application of principles to real life situations derived from learning theory such as classical and operant conditioning." "Researchers were able to increase the percentage of correct executions of different tasks in football, gymnastics, and tennis by focusing on using modeling. This demonstrated the effectiveness of - CORRECT ANSWER behavioral coaching." "A sport psychologist had a bowler track the correct execution of elements of the bowling swing (e.g., grip, follow through, balance) or problems with the execution of these elements. This is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER self-monitoring" "Generalization - CORRECT ANSWER maintenance of behavior change across time and circumstances." "A fitness professional removes the client's least favorite exercise from their next session when the client adheres to his or her nutrition program. This is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER negative reinforcement." "Contingency contracting - CORRECT ANSWER The use of explicit agreements specifying expectations, plans, and/ or contingencies for the behavior(s) to be changed." "In many weight loss programs, clients learn to eliminate high fat tempting foods from their homes which reduces the temptation to eat these foods while building stimulus-response connections to better food choices. This is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER Environmental Stimulus Control." "Modeling - CORRECT ANSWER The process of visually demonstrating an action or series of actions to others to help them learn how to replicate it." "Behavioral Coaching - CORRECT ANSWER A type of coaching that emphasizes modeling and guided imitation." "Big 5 Personality Traits - CORRECT ANSWER openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism" "Stress inoculation - CORRECT ANSWER education, self-coping" "According to Rational Emotive Therapy, the most important factor which influences our experiences of the world and our resulting mood is our - CORRECT ANSWER Thoughts and interpretation" "Cognitive behavior therapy is unique from other forms of therapy in that - CORRECT ANSWER focuses on interactions of thoughts + emotions + behaviors" "If a client is found to score low on conscientiousness, how might a wellness coach help the client? - CORRECT ANSWER Provide additional hands-on assistance with self-monitoring and planning."