Chapter 4 Flashcards
What is the difference between open-ended and closed-ended questions?
Open-ended allows for elaboration, while closed-ended allows for one-word answers.
What term is defined as the generic modifiable factors that impact behavior?
Determinants
Individuals in this stage of change may sporadically engage in physical activity but without any form, structure, or consistency.
Preparation
When a client makes a plan, such as, “When I am done with work, I will run for 30 minutes,” what are they doing?
Forming an implementation intention
Which of the following is a question that may promote change?
What might you want to change?
What might a Certified Personal Trainer do for someone in the precontemplation stage of change?
Provide them with education and knowledge
A client wants to improve their mile time. Which of the following is an outcome goal?
I want to run a 6-minute mile.
What type of imagery involves focusing on exercise form?
Technique imagery
When a Certified Personal Trainer wants to enhance a client’s self-efficacy by breaking down exercises or goals into easier-to-achieve tasks, what behavior change technique are they using?
Set specific tasks
If a Certified Personal Trainer helps a client make an action plan to enhance their confidence that they can exercise on their own, what determinant of behavior are they targeting?
Self-efficacy
A client wants to improve their deadlift. Which of the following is an outcome goal?
I want to deadlift 300 pounds.
When a person is thinking about implementing change but has not yet taken any steps to get started, what stage of change are they likely in?
Contemplation
At which stage of change are self-efficacy levels generally the highest?
Maintenance
Which of the following most closely resembles a SMART goal?
I want to lose 20 pounds over the next 8 months.
A client is asked, “Why do you want to lose weight?” This is an example of what kind of question?
Open-ended
What type of communication includes posture, hand gestures, proximity to others, and facial expressions?
Nonverbal communication
If a Certified Personal Trainer helps a client improve their technique by using guided practice to enhance confidence, what determinant of behavior are they targeting?
Self-efficacy
Without a perceived discrepancy between a client’s current state and making a change, what is lacking?
Motivation
A Certified Personal Trainer wants to improve a client’s outcome expectations for resistance training. What behavior change technique might they use?
Providing information on the health benefits
What is the practice of identifying a negative inner narrative and replacing it with positive statements?
Reverse listing
Which of the following is a question that may provoke resistance?
What makes you think you are not at risk?
Which of the following would be considered a process goal?
Run three times a week
A client has been journaling their behavior. They find that if they get home and sit on the couch to watch television, they do not end up exercising. But if they bring their gym clothes to work with them and change before leaving the office, they are more likely to exercise. Which behavior change technique are they using?
Self-monitoring
Which of the following describes attitude?
The degree to which a person has a favorable or unfavorable evaluation of a behavior
What stage of change is a person in if they are planning to begin exercising soon and have taken steps toward it?
Preparation
Which of the following is a behavior change technique where clients list potential barriers and make plans to overcome them?
Coping responses
What stage of change is a person in if they are planning on exercising within the next 6 months?
Contemplation
What behavior change technique is a specific plan that drives behavior by identifying cues toward action?
Implementation intention
What is the correct order of the Stages of Change?
Precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance
Which communication technique allows the fitness professional to show appreciation of a client’s strengths?
Affirmations
What stage of change is a person in if they have been exercising but for less than 6 months?
Action
Which of the following is an open-ended question?
What has prevented you from reaching your goals in the past?
What type of imagery occurs when a client imagines health-related outcomes?
Appearance imagery
Which of the following is an open-ended question?
What can you tell me about your past exercise experiences?
Which behavior change technique allows individuals to identify external triggers that lead them to behave in certain ways?
Self-monitoring
What stage of change is a person in if they have been exercising consistently for 6 months or longer?
Maintenance
Which of the following is a question that may provoke resistance?
Why don’t you want to change?
This is a conversational technique that helps the listener express the supposed meaning of what was just heard.
Reflections
A Certified Personal Trainer asks a client who is not currently doing any aerobic training how ready they are to do aerobic training one time per week for 30 minutes using a scale of 1 through 10, with 1 representing not at all ready and 10 representing completely ready. They say they are at a 1; what stage of change are they in?
Precontemplation
Which of the following is an example of a client’s intrinsic motivation for exercise?
Exercising because it is fun
What stage of change is a person in if they are not planning on exercising within the next 6 months?
Precontemplation
A Certified Personal Trainer has been listening to a client’s goals. After the client is done speaking, the trainer restates the goals back to the client. What best describes the approach the trainer is using?
Reflective listening
Intentions are a good predictor of behavior, but what has been shown to help translate intentions into behavior?
Planning
A client is asked to record what exercises they perform, how much they eat, and how much they sleep. Which of these strategies is the client using?
Self-monitoring
When a client makes a statement that supports their current behavior, what is this called?
Sustain talk
What part of a SMART goal involves being able to track progress?
Measurable
What is a client-centric coaching style that helps enhance their desire to change by resolving ambivalence?
Motivational interviewing
What type of listening involves making a best guess as to what the speaker means, then stating it back to the speaker?
Reflective listening
A Certified Personal Trainer is speaking with a client who is not currently doing any consistent aerobic training. They ask how ready the client is to do aerobic training once a week for 30 minutes, using a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 representing “not at all ready” and 10 representing “completely ready.” If the client is at a 9, what stage of change are they in?
Preparation
