Quiz Questions - Review Flashcards
Bob has not been physically active for years. He recently started thinking about starting to exercise and yesterday he joined a gym. Bob is in the _________________ stage of change according to the Stages of Change Model.
Preparation
Weighing the pros and cons of making a behavior change is:
Ambivalence
An appropriate way to increase perceived susceptibility of a person who is at risk for a disease but who is not practicing appropriate risk reduction behaviors is to:
Provide them with a personal risk factor self-assessment quiz.
Self-efficacy is:
The confidence in one’s ability to engage in a specific behavior
In the health belief model, perceived threat is defined as:
Perceived susceptibility plus perceived severity
According to the article on patient self management in chronic disease, in collaborative care, behavior is changed by:
The patient’s internal motivation
Studies of the Health Belief Model, show the construct that best predicts the adoption of a health behavior is:
Perceived barriers
Central to the Theory of Planned Behavior is the concept that ___________________ are directly associated with behavior change.
Behavioral intentions
Social Cognitive Theory recognizes that:
Factors external to a person can influence behavior
According to the article on why changing health-related behavior is so hard, one of the misconceptions about health behavior change is that:
Knowledge and information alone are usually enough to change behavior
Motivational Interviewing is best described as a:
Communication style
One of the most predictive factors for a client’s success is the:
Relationship with the counselor
The righting reflex reflex refers to the:
Counselor’s desire to correct or fix a client’s behaviors
A client is struggling with binge eating. She tells you that she often tells herself that she is a failure at dieting. An effective counseling approach would be:
Cognitive behavioral therapy to help her recognize and change inaccurate thoughts
Accurate empathy is best described as:
Understanding the feelings and emotions the client is experiencing
Cognitive behavioral therapy recognizes the link between:
Inaccurate thoughts and feelings and behaviors
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is best described as a:
Combination of behavioral therapy and psychotherapy
Reflective listening is key to:
Developing and expressing empathy
Affirmations can be used to:
Increase a client’s self-efficacy
When a client is expressing resistance, an appropriate response might be:
“You feel that right now is not a good time to make this change.”
Negative attitudes towards clients with BMI’s in the obese range could lead to lead to:
Eating more calories and binging behaviors
A large behavioral gap may:
Decrease motivation
The evoking and planning processes of motivational interviewing correspond to the _____________ component of the Nutrition Care Process (NCP).
Intervention
If you are trying to elicit change talk from your client, the best and most used skill is:
Asking open ended questions
