TRANSFORMATION SPECIALIST EXAM
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
The strongest predicator of long lasting behavioral change is
a. the relationship between the personal trainer and the client.
b. the client's knowledge
c. the personal trainer's knowledge
d.the personal trainer's fitness level ( Correct answers ) a. the relationship
between the personal trainer and the client
Inspiring change in the client begins with___.
e. enthusiasm
f. strong boundaries
g.understanding the client on a fundamental level
h.telling the client to change ( Correct answers ) c. understanding the client
on a fundamental level
Research by Prochaska and colleagues has shown that interventions to change
behavior are ______ if they are "stage-matched." that is, "matched to each
individual's stage of change.
i. less effective
j. more effective
k. only effective in the short term
l. only effective with specific populations ( Correct answers ) b. more effective
Which is not a factor necessary for people to change?
m.self-efficacy
n. an awareness of the "pros" and "cons" of change
o.strategies to maintain change
p.someone to hold them accountable to change ( Correct answers ) d.
someone to hold them accountable to change
People in the pre-contemplation stage
q. minimizes the risks of not changing
r. be very aware of why they desire change
s. have already practiced change strategies
t.do not want to talk about change ( Correct answers ) a. minimize the risks of
not changing
,In the contemplation stage people weigh the benefits and risks of change
a. without a desire to change
b. equally
c. but do not want to talk about change
d. but do not need self-efficacy ( Correct answers ) b. equally
Assessing the stage of change can be helped with
e. direct answer questions
f. verbal affirmations
g.validation
h. open-ended questions ( Correct answers ) d. open-ended questions
People in the pre-contemplation stage can be helped by
i. shifting the decisional balance
j. enthusiasm
k. commitment strategies
l. accountability training ( Correct answers ) a. shifting the decisional balance
People in the action stage can be helped by
m.preparation training
n. shifting the decisional balance
o.commitment stategies
p. self-efficacy ( Correct answers ) c. commitment strategies
When in the maintenance stage, which is helpful
q. self-validation
r. self-efficacy
s. self-control
t.assessing and managing stressors ( Correct answers ) d. assessing and
managing stressors
The goal of the motivational interviewing coach is to
u. make the client accountable
v. expose the client's ambivalence
w.teach the client
x. develop strategies for the clients to use ( Correct answers ) QUIZ 2 Q 1
Creating discrepancy through open-ended questions will _______.
y. enhance motivation for positive change
z. encourage the client
aa.increase self-efficacy
ab.increase self-control ( Correct answers ) a. enhance motivation for positive
change
, Which is not an assumption of motivation interviewing?
a. all people possess the capacity and desire for self-actualization.
b. the power to change is within the client
c.ambivalence is a normal part of change that becomes a motivation obstacle in
the process of change
d.change must begin from outside the client ( Correct answers ) d. change must
begin from outside the client
Which is not a principle of motivational interviewing?
e. express empathy to your client through reflective listening
f. uncover ambivalence
g.create accountability
h. avoid argument and direct confrontation ( Correct answers ) c. create
accountability
An empathetic style ______.
i. minimizes the risks of not changing
j. listens rather than tells
k. gives the client direction
l.brings the client's attention to needed change ( Correct answers ) b. listen
rather than tells
If you are not listening reflectively, but are instead imposing direction and
judgment, you are ________ .
m.creating barriers between yourself and the client
n. helping the client overcome ambivalence
o.holding the client's attention
p.increasing the client's self-efficacy ( Correct answers ) a. creating barriers
between yourself and the client
In uncovering ambivalence, the goal is to
q. get clear answers from the clients
r. confront the client's denial system
s.create a discrepancy (a difference) between where a person is (their current
lifestyle choices that include diet and exercise) and where they would like to be
(losing weight, exercising more, looking and feeling better).
t.create a commitment strategy for the client ( Correct answers ) c. create a
discrepancy (a difference) between where a person is (their current lifestyle
choices that include diet and exercise) and where they would like to be (losing
weight, exercising more, looking and feeling better).
Which is not a strategy to deal with client resistance?
u. siding with the negative
v. shifting focus
w.double sided reflection
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
The strongest predicator of long lasting behavioral change is
a. the relationship between the personal trainer and the client.
b. the client's knowledge
c. the personal trainer's knowledge
d.the personal trainer's fitness level ( Correct answers ) a. the relationship
between the personal trainer and the client
Inspiring change in the client begins with___.
e. enthusiasm
f. strong boundaries
g.understanding the client on a fundamental level
h.telling the client to change ( Correct answers ) c. understanding the client
on a fundamental level
Research by Prochaska and colleagues has shown that interventions to change
behavior are ______ if they are "stage-matched." that is, "matched to each
individual's stage of change.
i. less effective
j. more effective
k. only effective in the short term
l. only effective with specific populations ( Correct answers ) b. more effective
Which is not a factor necessary for people to change?
m.self-efficacy
n. an awareness of the "pros" and "cons" of change
o.strategies to maintain change
p.someone to hold them accountable to change ( Correct answers ) d.
someone to hold them accountable to change
People in the pre-contemplation stage
q. minimizes the risks of not changing
r. be very aware of why they desire change
s. have already practiced change strategies
t.do not want to talk about change ( Correct answers ) a. minimize the risks of
not changing
,In the contemplation stage people weigh the benefits and risks of change
a. without a desire to change
b. equally
c. but do not want to talk about change
d. but do not need self-efficacy ( Correct answers ) b. equally
Assessing the stage of change can be helped with
e. direct answer questions
f. verbal affirmations
g.validation
h. open-ended questions ( Correct answers ) d. open-ended questions
People in the pre-contemplation stage can be helped by
i. shifting the decisional balance
j. enthusiasm
k. commitment strategies
l. accountability training ( Correct answers ) a. shifting the decisional balance
People in the action stage can be helped by
m.preparation training
n. shifting the decisional balance
o.commitment stategies
p. self-efficacy ( Correct answers ) c. commitment strategies
When in the maintenance stage, which is helpful
q. self-validation
r. self-efficacy
s. self-control
t.assessing and managing stressors ( Correct answers ) d. assessing and
managing stressors
The goal of the motivational interviewing coach is to
u. make the client accountable
v. expose the client's ambivalence
w.teach the client
x. develop strategies for the clients to use ( Correct answers ) QUIZ 2 Q 1
Creating discrepancy through open-ended questions will _______.
y. enhance motivation for positive change
z. encourage the client
aa.increase self-efficacy
ab.increase self-control ( Correct answers ) a. enhance motivation for positive
change
, Which is not an assumption of motivation interviewing?
a. all people possess the capacity and desire for self-actualization.
b. the power to change is within the client
c.ambivalence is a normal part of change that becomes a motivation obstacle in
the process of change
d.change must begin from outside the client ( Correct answers ) d. change must
begin from outside the client
Which is not a principle of motivational interviewing?
e. express empathy to your client through reflective listening
f. uncover ambivalence
g.create accountability
h. avoid argument and direct confrontation ( Correct answers ) c. create
accountability
An empathetic style ______.
i. minimizes the risks of not changing
j. listens rather than tells
k. gives the client direction
l.brings the client's attention to needed change ( Correct answers ) b. listen
rather than tells
If you are not listening reflectively, but are instead imposing direction and
judgment, you are ________ .
m.creating barriers between yourself and the client
n. helping the client overcome ambivalence
o.holding the client's attention
p.increasing the client's self-efficacy ( Correct answers ) a. creating barriers
between yourself and the client
In uncovering ambivalence, the goal is to
q. get clear answers from the clients
r. confront the client's denial system
s.create a discrepancy (a difference) between where a person is (their current
lifestyle choices that include diet and exercise) and where they would like to be
(losing weight, exercising more, looking and feeling better).
t.create a commitment strategy for the client ( Correct answers ) c. create a
discrepancy (a difference) between where a person is (their current lifestyle
choices that include diet and exercise) and where they would like to be (losing
weight, exercising more, looking and feeling better).
Which is not a strategy to deal with client resistance?
u. siding with the negative
v. shifting focus
w.double sided reflection
