Wellcoaches CH 1: Fundamentals of Coaching Psychology
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1. Definition of Coaching: "The art of creating an environment, through conversation and a way of being,
that facilitates the process by which a person can move toward desired goals in a fulfilling manner."- W. Timothy Galley
2. Coaching is...: a vehicle for assisting people to achieve a higher level of both physical and mental well-being.
3. Coaches do...: More listening than talking, more asking than telling, and more reflecting than commenting.
Coaches work with clients are partners in the client's journey to reach their vision and goals.
4. Coaching is not...: advising clients on how to solve problems, nor educating clients about what they should
do, nor analyzing the root cause of client predicatments. Although advising, educating or analyzing problems are on
occasion a part of coaching, they are not the primary purpose.
5. Definition of Wellness Coaches: Credentialed health, fitness, and mental health professionals who
coach clients on evidence-based areas of wellness- physical activity, nutrition, weight, stress, and life satisfaction.
Coaches provide expert guidance and advice when called for and where clients lack expert knowledge, only in areas
where they have professional credentials.
6. Definition of Health Coach: Credentialed healthcare professionals who combine coaching with their
expert knowledge to assist their patients and clients to manage medical conditions such as heart disease, diabetes,
arthritis and cancer.
7. Definition of Fitness Coaches: Credentialed exercise professionals who use coaching skills to enhance
personal training and fitness instruction outcomes. Fitness coaches wear both the training and coaching hats to help
clients fully develop healthy lifestyles outside of exercise sessions.
8. Reasons why people may hire a life coach: to navigate their way through a life transition such
as a career change or retirement or to improve their quality of life, management of time, or sense of life passion or
purpose.
9. Wellness, Health and Fitness Coaches assist clients to...: connect the dots between who
they are and who they want to be and to take incremental behavioral steps that will enable them to succeed in their
desired changes, leader to a higher level of health and well-being.
10. Even coaches need...: coaches to be our best selves.
11. What are the four factors that lead us to unwisely choose quick fixes that
don't last when it comes to our health?: 1. Demands of everyday society.
2. Many wellness guidelines, products, and services that make it difficult to create a personal formula for success.
3. Challenge of navigating the inevitable obstacles to making changes such as confusion, resistance, and ambivalence.
4. Histories of repeated failures. Many of us do not believe we master our health and wellness.
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12. There is an enormous gap between.: wanting to be well and the everyday reality of living with
the physical and mental health consequences of operating, under exercising, and have too little down time to recharge
our batteries.
13. Tal David Ben-Shaham said "not exercising is....: a depressant. Healthy lifestyle choices like
exercise help prevent and treat almost every affliction studied.
14. What is joining exercise and eating well as lifestyle medicines?: Coping well with
stress and increasing life satisfaction (sense of purpose, gratitude, and meaning). 2/3 of healthcare costs are driven
by our daily choices.
15. What are the top six health behaviors: regular exercise, healthful fat intake, at least five servings
of fruits and vegetables daily, limited drinking, non-smoking and maintaining a healthy weight.
16. We need to develop what new life skill when it comes to our health and well
being?: Develop a personal blueprint for well-being and becoming confident in our ability to implement it.
17. The wellness revolution is underway, with a welcome new emphasis on
enabling long term behavior change. What is needed to accomplish this?: New
interventions that focus on assessing readiness to change for each health behavior and then tailoring interventions
and education to match readiness.
18. Why is telling us what to do not effective?: If we have low self-efficacy we don't believe we can
accomplish our goals even with all the tools and education we need. Experts are trained to deliver prescriptions and
advice, and they often work harder than we do in trying to help us. The expert approach actually lets us off the hook,
sending the message the patient is not in charge.
19. When is the expert approach appropriate?: When we are facing an immediate health crisis
or considering surgery. It is not ideal when we want to loose weight, reduce stress, or develop a positive and confident
mindset. The patient is not asked to find their own answers and they are not in control
20. Why is the strength based perspective and client in control approach best?
When is this approach appropriate?: It builds confidence and requires new patterns of thinking,
doing and relating.
It builds off of what's working in our lives and away from an emphasis on diagnosing and fixing what's not working. It
is appropriate in situations that are emergent and related to lifestyle choices.
21. What happens when we focus on what is not working?: We undermine self-confidence.
It makes it harder, not easier, to change when we focus on what's wrong and what's not working. No enough positive
energy and emotion are harvested to fuel the pursuit of change.
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1. Definition of Coaching: "The art of creating an environment, through conversation and a way of being,
that facilitates the process by which a person can move toward desired goals in a fulfilling manner."- W. Timothy Galley
2. Coaching is...: a vehicle for assisting people to achieve a higher level of both physical and mental well-being.
3. Coaches do...: More listening than talking, more asking than telling, and more reflecting than commenting.
Coaches work with clients are partners in the client's journey to reach their vision and goals.
4. Coaching is not...: advising clients on how to solve problems, nor educating clients about what they should
do, nor analyzing the root cause of client predicatments. Although advising, educating or analyzing problems are on
occasion a part of coaching, they are not the primary purpose.
5. Definition of Wellness Coaches: Credentialed health, fitness, and mental health professionals who
coach clients on evidence-based areas of wellness- physical activity, nutrition, weight, stress, and life satisfaction.
Coaches provide expert guidance and advice when called for and where clients lack expert knowledge, only in areas
where they have professional credentials.
6. Definition of Health Coach: Credentialed healthcare professionals who combine coaching with their
expert knowledge to assist their patients and clients to manage medical conditions such as heart disease, diabetes,
arthritis and cancer.
7. Definition of Fitness Coaches: Credentialed exercise professionals who use coaching skills to enhance
personal training and fitness instruction outcomes. Fitness coaches wear both the training and coaching hats to help
clients fully develop healthy lifestyles outside of exercise sessions.
8. Reasons why people may hire a life coach: to navigate their way through a life transition such
as a career change or retirement or to improve their quality of life, management of time, or sense of life passion or
purpose.
9. Wellness, Health and Fitness Coaches assist clients to...: connect the dots between who
they are and who they want to be and to take incremental behavioral steps that will enable them to succeed in their
desired changes, leader to a higher level of health and well-being.
10. Even coaches need...: coaches to be our best selves.
11. What are the four factors that lead us to unwisely choose quick fixes that
don't last when it comes to our health?: 1. Demands of everyday society.
2. Many wellness guidelines, products, and services that make it difficult to create a personal formula for success.
3. Challenge of navigating the inevitable obstacles to making changes such as confusion, resistance, and ambivalence.
4. Histories of repeated failures. Many of us do not believe we master our health and wellness.
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, Wellcoaches CH 1: Fundamentals of Coaching Psychology
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_i2uta2
12. There is an enormous gap between.: wanting to be well and the everyday reality of living with
the physical and mental health consequences of operating, under exercising, and have too little down time to recharge
our batteries.
13. Tal David Ben-Shaham said "not exercising is....: a depressant. Healthy lifestyle choices like
exercise help prevent and treat almost every affliction studied.
14. What is joining exercise and eating well as lifestyle medicines?: Coping well with
stress and increasing life satisfaction (sense of purpose, gratitude, and meaning). 2/3 of healthcare costs are driven
by our daily choices.
15. What are the top six health behaviors: regular exercise, healthful fat intake, at least five servings
of fruits and vegetables daily, limited drinking, non-smoking and maintaining a healthy weight.
16. We need to develop what new life skill when it comes to our health and well
being?: Develop a personal blueprint for well-being and becoming confident in our ability to implement it.
17. The wellness revolution is underway, with a welcome new emphasis on
enabling long term behavior change. What is needed to accomplish this?: New
interventions that focus on assessing readiness to change for each health behavior and then tailoring interventions
and education to match readiness.
18. Why is telling us what to do not effective?: If we have low self-efficacy we don't believe we can
accomplish our goals even with all the tools and education we need. Experts are trained to deliver prescriptions and
advice, and they often work harder than we do in trying to help us. The expert approach actually lets us off the hook,
sending the message the patient is not in charge.
19. When is the expert approach appropriate?: When we are facing an immediate health crisis
or considering surgery. It is not ideal when we want to loose weight, reduce stress, or develop a positive and confident
mindset. The patient is not asked to find their own answers and they are not in control
20. Why is the strength based perspective and client in control approach best?
When is this approach appropriate?: It builds confidence and requires new patterns of thinking,
doing and relating.
It builds off of what's working in our lives and away from an emphasis on diagnosing and fixing what's not working. It
is appropriate in situations that are emergent and related to lifestyle choices.
21. What happens when we focus on what is not working?: We undermine self-confidence.
It makes it harder, not easier, to change when we focus on what's wrong and what's not working. No enough positive
energy and emotion are harvested to fuel the pursuit of change.
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