LESSON 4 Flashcards
What is a lifestyle change?
Identifying a specific behavior modification related to the client’s overarching goals.
This is crucial for setting personalized health and fitness objectives.
What does the term ‘initial exercise goal’ refer to?
Sarah’s first step towards increased physical activity.
This goal is often a starting point for clients in their fitness journey.
What is the importance ruler?
A motivational interviewing tool used to assess a client’s readiness and motivation for change on a scale of 0 to 10.
This helps gauge how committed the client feels about making changes.
What is an importance rating?
Sarah’s initial subjective assessment of how important this change is to her.
It reflects the client’s personal motivation level.
What is evoking talk?
A motivational interviewing technique used to explore the reasons behind a client’s rating and elicit ‘change talk.’
This encourages clients to articulate their motivations for change.
Define change talk.
Statements by the client revealing consideration of, motivation for, or commitment to change.
Change talk is a critical component in motivational interviewing.
What does summarizing involve?
A motivational interviewing skill involving a concise restatement of the client’s statements to ensure understanding and reinforce change talk.
This technique helps clarify and affirm the client’s thoughts.
What is an example of an affirmation a personal trainer could use?
“Clearly, you’ve spent some time thinking about and planning to walk during your lunch breaks, and you even successfully completed your walks on three days.”
Affirmations build client self-efficacy and support their efforts.
What is feedback in exercise technique?
Providing specific, timely information to guide skill development and correct errors.
Effective feedback helps clients improve their performance.
Identify the stages of the client-personal trainer relationship.
Rapport - Investigation - Planning - Action.
Each stage plays a vital role in developing an effective training relationship.
Which stage involves discussing health, fitness, and lifestyle?
Investigation.
This stage is crucial for understanding the client’s background and needs.
What two skills are key during the investigation stage?
Active listening and utilizing motivational interviewing skills.
These skills enhance the trainer-client interaction.
Describe the planning and action stages.
Planning involves program design in partnership with the client. Action is when the client begins following the program.
Collaboration in planning is essential for client buy-in.
What is the best approach to touching a client for explanation or spotting?
Ask for permission beforehand.
This respects the client’s autonomy and comfort.
True or False: Gym membership and personal training sessions indicate commitment to lasting change.
False.
Commitment is reflected in the client’s ongoing engagement and efforts.
Provide an example of OARS.
Open-ended question: “What are your hopes for our work together?”
OARS stands for Open-ended questions, Affirmations, Reflective listening, and Summarizing.
In which learning stage is ‘tell, show, do’ implemented?
Cognitive stage.
This method helps clients learn new exercises effectively.
What is the cognitive domain?
One of the three domains of learning; describes intellectual activities and involves the learning of knowledge.
Understanding this domain is vital for effective teaching.
Define motivational interviewing (MI).
A person-centered conversation style that encourages clients to honestly examine beliefs and behaviors, and that motivates clients to make a decision to make particular behavior changes.
MI is essential for fostering client autonomy.
What is the righting reflex?
The tendency to give advice, offer recommendations, and provide solutions, which can hinder change in ambivalent clients.
Recognizing this reflex is important for effective motivational interviewing.
What is knowledge of results?
Feedback indicating the outcomes of performance, which can be motivational for learning.
This feedback helps clients understand their progress.
What is goal setting theory?
A theory linking goal establishment to task performance.
Setting clear goals is crucial for enhancing motivation and performance.
Define self-determination theory.
A theory emphasizing the need for competence, autonomy, and relatedness for motivation.
This theory is foundational for understanding client motivation.
What is the associative stage of learning?
The second stage where learners refine skills with specific feedback.
This stage is critical for skill mastery.
