NBC-HWC PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS (C&S) AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Practice40Question40#277:
A40coach40is40reviewing40a40client's40health40history.40The40client40has40been40eating40940servi
ngs40of40fruits40and40vegetables40most40days40of40the40week40but40indicated40to40you40that40th
eir40new40goal40is40to40run40a405k.40The40client40has40signed40up40for40a40couch40to405k40class40
and40has40attended40once40a40week40for40640weeks.
Which40stage40of40change40is40the40client40most40likely40in40as40it40pertains40to40her40new40goal
40of40running40a405k?
A.40Maintenance
B.40Action
C.40Preparation
D.40Contemplation
E.40Precontemplation40-40ans-B.40Action
Practice40Question40#278:
A40client40came40to40her40first40session,40from40their40providers40office,40with40a40list40of40their40
biometrics.
Blood40pressure:40118/72mmHg
LDL:407540mg/dl
Waist-to-hip40ratio:400.95
Physical40activity:40yoga/strength40training,4060-minutes403x40per40week40and40running,4030-
minutes405x40per40week
A1C:407.2%
Which40of40the40following40is40most40concerning40as40it40increases40her40risk40for40chronic40dis
ease?
A.40Blood40pressure
B.40Cholesterol
C.40Waist-to-hip40ratio
D.40Physical40activity40level
E.40A1C40-40ans-E.40A1C
Practice40Question40#276:
A4065-year-
old40woman40comes40to40her40fifth40session.40She40is40working40with40her40coach40to40increas
e40her40overall40caloric40intake40to40help40her40gain40weight.
,Client:40I40really40want40to40gain40about402040pounds40and40I40have40gained40some40weight40b
y40adding40one40more40egg40at40breakfast.
Coach:40Have40you40ever40thought40about40trying40protein40shakes.
Client:40I40don't40like40the40taste40of40those.
The40coach40response40is40an40example40of40what?
A.40Coaching40presence
B.40The40Coach's40agenda
C.40The40Client's40agenda
D.40Amplified40Reflection40-40ans-B.40The40Coach's40agenda
Practice40Question40#274:40P
Coaches40are40often40taught40to40use40the40client's40strengths40and40values40in40their40coachi
ng40process.40Using40the40client's40strengths40and40emphasizing40their40values40increases40t
heir40______________?
A.40Ability40to40set40goals
B.40Internal40motivation
C.40Growth40mindset
D.40Self-compassion40-40ans-B.40Internal40motivation
Practice40Question40#273:
A4029-year-
old40man40comes40to40coaching40for40his404th40session.40He40has40been40working40with40his40
coach40on40increasing40his40positive40self-talk.
Coach:40Describe40for40me40what40it40feels40like40when40you40have40positive40self-
talk40anytime40during40the40day.
Client:40It40feels40freeing40and40empowering.40Like40I40could40do40anything40that40day.
Coach:40On40a40scale40of401-
10,40140being40not40confident40at40all40to401040being4010040perecent40confident,40how40confide
nt40are40you40that40you40can40meet40your40goal40of40positive40self-
talk40at40least40twice40per40day.
Client:40I40would40say40a407.
Coach:40Why40a40740and40not40a406?
What40is40the40coach40trying40to40elicit40from40the40client40with40their40questions?
A.40Identifying40strengths
B.40Change40talk
C.40Empathy
D.40Ability40to40change40-40ans-B.40Change40talk
Practice40Question40#272:40
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With40a40client's40permission,40a40coach40starts40the40coaching40session40with40an40activity40t
hat40included40having40the40client40pick40up40an40object40and40with40a40beginner's40mind40and4
0use40their40senses40to40explore40the40object.
The40activity40the40coach40is40doing40is40designed40to40increase40what?
A.40Stress
B.40Self-efficacy
,C.40Mindfulness
D.40Empathy40-40ans-C.40Mindfulness
Practice40Question40#271:
A4035-
year40old40woman40comes40to40her402nd40coaching40session.40She40has40been40exploring40wi
th40her40coach40which40areas40of40her40health40she40wants40to40focus40on.40Her40partner40and4
0medical40provider40keep40encouraging40her40to40go40to40health40coaching40because40of40her4
0poor40eating40habits.
Client:40It40seems40like40I40really40just40need40to40work40on40everything.
Coach:40Let's40explore40what40is40most40important40to40you.40If40you40were40to40look40forward4
0140year40from40now40what40change40would40you40most40like40to40see40happen40for40yourself.
Client:40I40have40no40idea.40I40just40can't40change40my40eating40habits.40I40find40most40vegetabl
es40repulsive40and40fruit40is40so40sticky.
Which40stage40of40change40is40the40client40most40likely40in?
A.40Pre-contemplation
B.40Contemplation
C.40Preparation
D.40Action
E.40Maintenance40-40ans-A.40Pre-contemplation
Practice40Question40#270:
A4052-year-
old40man40meets40with40his40coach40for40his403rd40session.40He40has40been40struggling40with40
low40energy40levels40and40made40a40commitment40to40try40a40yoga40class.
Client:40I40went40to40a40class40and40I40was40the40only40guy.40I40felt40really40out40of40place40and40
embarrassed.40It40was40hard.
Coach:40I40am40so40sorry40you40had40to40experience40that.40How40embarrassing40for40you.
Client:40yeah,40thanks.
Coach:40Well,40at40least40you40got40that40out40of40the40way.
Client:40That's40true.
The40coaches40first40response40demonstrates40which40of40the40following?
A.40Expert40trap
B.40Sympathy
C.40Discord
D.40Double-sided40reflection
E.40Empathy40-40ans-B.40Sympathy
Practice40Question40#275:
A40client40comes40to40their403rd40session40and40has40been40working40on40managing40his40em
otions.40During40this40session,40the40client40is40focused40on40strategies40for40increasing40his40
mindfulness.
Coach:40How's40your40energy40level40today?
Client:40I40am40feeling40pretty40good.40Yesterday40instead40of40getting40really40frustrated40at40
my40540year40old40I40was40able40to40step40away40for401540seconds40and40come40back40in40a40m
ore40mindful40state.
, Coach:40You40were40able40to40control40your40emotions40by40stepping40away.
What40type40of40reflection40did40the40coach40use?
A.40Simple
B.40Double-sided
C.40Amplified
D.40Empathy40-40ans-A.40Simple
Practice40Question40#266:
A403540year40old40woman40comes40to40her40ninth40coaching40session40to40continue40to40work40
on40incorporating40mindfulness40into40her40life40and40some40gentle40yoga40to40reduce40stress
.
Client:40I40don't40have40time40to40change40my40clothes40and40do40the40yoga40and40change40ba
ck40into40my40work40clothes40like40I40thought40I40would40on40my40hour40lunch40break.
Coach:40There40is40just40no40way40to40engage40in40any40type40of40yoga40on40your40lunch40brea
k.
What40type40of40reflection40is40the40coach40demonstrating?
A.40Feeling40Reflection
B.40Shifted-Focus40Reflection
C.40Amplified40Reflection
D.40Double-sided40reflection40-40ans-A.40Feeling40Reflection
Practice40Question40#265:
A4049-
year40old40man40came40to40his407th40coaching40session40to40continue40to40work40with40his40co
ach40on40tobacco40cessation.40The40client40is40struggling40to40make40any40progress40on40his40
quit40plan40that40his40doctor40and40partner40helped40him40develop.
Client:40I40just40can't40seem40to40follow40through.40It40just40seems40like40smoking40is40a40part40o
f40my40life.40It40is40what40it40is.
Coach:40You40are40feeling40like40it's40a40part40of40you.
Client:40Yeah40it's40been40over402040years40ya40know.40My40partner40reminds40me40every40mo
rning40why40it's40important40to40quit.40And40at40night40we40review40the40day40together.40Every.4
0Single.40Day.
Coach:40It40seems40like40you40don't40really40want40to40do40this40and40it's40more40about40your40p
artners40wants40and40needs.
Which40technique40is40the40coach40using40to40establish40trust40and40rapport?
A.40Under-promising40and40Over-delivering
B.40Honestly40sharing40observations
C.40Honoring40confidentiality
D.40Being40humble40in40sharing40advice40-40ans-B.40Honestly40sharing40observations
Practice40Question40#264:
A4034-
year40old40woman40comes40to40coaching40for40her406th40session.40The40client40is40focused40o
n40trying40to40quit40smoking.40She40has40smoked40for401040years40and40wants40to40quit40for40he
r40girlfriend40but40has40never40tried40before40until40now.40She40has40researched40smoking40ce
QUESTIONS (C&S) AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Practice40Question40#277:
A40coach40is40reviewing40a40client's40health40history.40The40client40has40been40eating40940servi
ngs40of40fruits40and40vegetables40most40days40of40the40week40but40indicated40to40you40that40th
eir40new40goal40is40to40run40a405k.40The40client40has40signed40up40for40a40couch40to405k40class40
and40has40attended40once40a40week40for40640weeks.
Which40stage40of40change40is40the40client40most40likely40in40as40it40pertains40to40her40new40goal
40of40running40a405k?
A.40Maintenance
B.40Action
C.40Preparation
D.40Contemplation
E.40Precontemplation40-40ans-B.40Action
Practice40Question40#278:
A40client40came40to40her40first40session,40from40their40providers40office,40with40a40list40of40their40
biometrics.
Blood40pressure:40118/72mmHg
LDL:407540mg/dl
Waist-to-hip40ratio:400.95
Physical40activity:40yoga/strength40training,4060-minutes403x40per40week40and40running,4030-
minutes405x40per40week
A1C:407.2%
Which40of40the40following40is40most40concerning40as40it40increases40her40risk40for40chronic40dis
ease?
A.40Blood40pressure
B.40Cholesterol
C.40Waist-to-hip40ratio
D.40Physical40activity40level
E.40A1C40-40ans-E.40A1C
Practice40Question40#276:
A4065-year-
old40woman40comes40to40her40fifth40session.40She40is40working40with40her40coach40to40increas
e40her40overall40caloric40intake40to40help40her40gain40weight.
,Client:40I40really40want40to40gain40about402040pounds40and40I40have40gained40some40weight40b
y40adding40one40more40egg40at40breakfast.
Coach:40Have40you40ever40thought40about40trying40protein40shakes.
Client:40I40don't40like40the40taste40of40those.
The40coach40response40is40an40example40of40what?
A.40Coaching40presence
B.40The40Coach's40agenda
C.40The40Client's40agenda
D.40Amplified40Reflection40-40ans-B.40The40Coach's40agenda
Practice40Question40#274:40P
Coaches40are40often40taught40to40use40the40client's40strengths40and40values40in40their40coachi
ng40process.40Using40the40client's40strengths40and40emphasizing40their40values40increases40t
heir40______________?
A.40Ability40to40set40goals
B.40Internal40motivation
C.40Growth40mindset
D.40Self-compassion40-40ans-B.40Internal40motivation
Practice40Question40#273:
A4029-year-
old40man40comes40to40coaching40for40his404th40session.40He40has40been40working40with40his40
coach40on40increasing40his40positive40self-talk.
Coach:40Describe40for40me40what40it40feels40like40when40you40have40positive40self-
talk40anytime40during40the40day.
Client:40It40feels40freeing40and40empowering.40Like40I40could40do40anything40that40day.
Coach:40On40a40scale40of401-
10,40140being40not40confident40at40all40to401040being4010040perecent40confident,40how40confide
nt40are40you40that40you40can40meet40your40goal40of40positive40self-
talk40at40least40twice40per40day.
Client:40I40would40say40a407.
Coach:40Why40a40740and40not40a406?
What40is40the40coach40trying40to40elicit40from40the40client40with40their40questions?
A.40Identifying40strengths
B.40Change40talk
C.40Empathy
D.40Ability40to40change40-40ans-B.40Change40talk
Practice40Question40#272:40
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With40a40client's40permission,40a40coach40starts40the40coaching40session40with40an40activity40t
hat40included40having40the40client40pick40up40an40object40and40with40a40beginner's40mind40and4
0use40their40senses40to40explore40the40object.
The40activity40the40coach40is40doing40is40designed40to40increase40what?
A.40Stress
B.40Self-efficacy
,C.40Mindfulness
D.40Empathy40-40ans-C.40Mindfulness
Practice40Question40#271:
A4035-
year40old40woman40comes40to40her402nd40coaching40session.40She40has40been40exploring40wi
th40her40coach40which40areas40of40her40health40she40wants40to40focus40on.40Her40partner40and4
0medical40provider40keep40encouraging40her40to40go40to40health40coaching40because40of40her4
0poor40eating40habits.
Client:40It40seems40like40I40really40just40need40to40work40on40everything.
Coach:40Let's40explore40what40is40most40important40to40you.40If40you40were40to40look40forward4
0140year40from40now40what40change40would40you40most40like40to40see40happen40for40yourself.
Client:40I40have40no40idea.40I40just40can't40change40my40eating40habits.40I40find40most40vegetabl
es40repulsive40and40fruit40is40so40sticky.
Which40stage40of40change40is40the40client40most40likely40in?
A.40Pre-contemplation
B.40Contemplation
C.40Preparation
D.40Action
E.40Maintenance40-40ans-A.40Pre-contemplation
Practice40Question40#270:
A4052-year-
old40man40meets40with40his40coach40for40his403rd40session.40He40has40been40struggling40with40
low40energy40levels40and40made40a40commitment40to40try40a40yoga40class.
Client:40I40went40to40a40class40and40I40was40the40only40guy.40I40felt40really40out40of40place40and40
embarrassed.40It40was40hard.
Coach:40I40am40so40sorry40you40had40to40experience40that.40How40embarrassing40for40you.
Client:40yeah,40thanks.
Coach:40Well,40at40least40you40got40that40out40of40the40way.
Client:40That's40true.
The40coaches40first40response40demonstrates40which40of40the40following?
A.40Expert40trap
B.40Sympathy
C.40Discord
D.40Double-sided40reflection
E.40Empathy40-40ans-B.40Sympathy
Practice40Question40#275:
A40client40comes40to40their403rd40session40and40has40been40working40on40managing40his40em
otions.40During40this40session,40the40client40is40focused40on40strategies40for40increasing40his40
mindfulness.
Coach:40How's40your40energy40level40today?
Client:40I40am40feeling40pretty40good.40Yesterday40instead40of40getting40really40frustrated40at40
my40540year40old40I40was40able40to40step40away40for401540seconds40and40come40back40in40a40m
ore40mindful40state.
, Coach:40You40were40able40to40control40your40emotions40by40stepping40away.
What40type40of40reflection40did40the40coach40use?
A.40Simple
B.40Double-sided
C.40Amplified
D.40Empathy40-40ans-A.40Simple
Practice40Question40#266:
A403540year40old40woman40comes40to40her40ninth40coaching40session40to40continue40to40work40
on40incorporating40mindfulness40into40her40life40and40some40gentle40yoga40to40reduce40stress
.
Client:40I40don't40have40time40to40change40my40clothes40and40do40the40yoga40and40change40ba
ck40into40my40work40clothes40like40I40thought40I40would40on40my40hour40lunch40break.
Coach:40There40is40just40no40way40to40engage40in40any40type40of40yoga40on40your40lunch40brea
k.
What40type40of40reflection40is40the40coach40demonstrating?
A.40Feeling40Reflection
B.40Shifted-Focus40Reflection
C.40Amplified40Reflection
D.40Double-sided40reflection40-40ans-A.40Feeling40Reflection
Practice40Question40#265:
A4049-
year40old40man40came40to40his407th40coaching40session40to40continue40to40work40with40his40co
ach40on40tobacco40cessation.40The40client40is40struggling40to40make40any40progress40on40his40
quit40plan40that40his40doctor40and40partner40helped40him40develop.
Client:40I40just40can't40seem40to40follow40through.40It40just40seems40like40smoking40is40a40part40o
f40my40life.40It40is40what40it40is.
Coach:40You40are40feeling40like40it's40a40part40of40you.
Client:40Yeah40it's40been40over402040years40ya40know.40My40partner40reminds40me40every40mo
rning40why40it's40important40to40quit.40And40at40night40we40review40the40day40together.40Every.4
0Single.40Day.
Coach:40It40seems40like40you40don't40really40want40to40do40this40and40it's40more40about40your40p
artners40wants40and40needs.
Which40technique40is40the40coach40using40to40establish40trust40and40rapport?
A.40Under-promising40and40Over-delivering
B.40Honestly40sharing40observations
C.40Honoring40confidentiality
D.40Being40humble40in40sharing40advice40-40ans-B.40Honestly40sharing40observations
Practice40Question40#264:
A4034-
year40old40woman40comes40to40coaching40for40her406th40session.40The40client40is40focused40o
n40trying40to40quit40smoking.40She40has40smoked40for401040years40and40wants40to40quit40for40he
r40girlfriend40but40has40never40tried40before40until40now.40She40has40researched40smoking40ce
