Quiz Questions - Review

Question 1

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.

Answer 1

Preparation

Question 2

Weighing the pros and cons of making a behavior change is:

Answer 2

Ambivalence

Question 3

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:

Answer 3

Provide them with a personal risk factor self-assessment quiz.

Question 4

Self-efficacy is:

Answer 4

The confidence in one’s ability to engage in a specific behavior

Question 5

In the health belief model, perceived threat is defined as:

Answer 5

Perceived susceptibility plus perceived severity

Question 6

According to the article on patient self management in chronic disease, in collaborative care, behavior is changed by:

Answer 6

The patient’s internal motivation

Question 7

Studies of the Health Belief Model, show the construct that best predicts the adoption of a health behavior is:

Answer 7

Perceived barriers

Question 8

Central to the Theory of Planned Behavior is the concept that ___________________ are directly associated with behavior change.

Answer 8

Behavioral intentions

Question 9

Social Cognitive Theory recognizes that:

Answer 9

Factors external to a person can influence behavior

Question 10

According to the article on why changing health-related behavior is so hard, one of the misconceptions about health behavior change is that:

Answer 10

Knowledge and information alone are usually enough to change behavior

Question 11

Motivational Interviewing is best described as a:

Answer 11

Communication style

Question 12

One of the most predictive factors for a client’s success is the:

Answer 12

Relationship with the counselor

Question 13

The righting reflex reflex refers to the:

Answer 13

Counselor’s desire to correct or fix a client’s behaviors

Question 14

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:

Answer 14

Cognitive behavioral therapy to help her recognize and change inaccurate thoughts

Question 15

Accurate empathy is best described as:

Answer 15

Understanding the feelings and emotions the client is experiencing

Question 16

Cognitive behavioral therapy recognizes the link between:

Answer 16

Inaccurate thoughts and feelings and behaviors

Question 17

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is best described as a:

Answer 17

Combination of behavioral therapy and psychotherapy

Question 18

Reflective listening is key to:

Answer 18

Developing and expressing empathy

Question 19

Affirmations can be used to:

Answer 19

Increase a client’s self-efficacy

Question 20

When a client is expressing resistance, an appropriate response might be:

Answer 20

“You feel that right now is not a good time to make this change.”

Question 21

Negative attitudes towards clients with BMI’s in the obese range could lead to lead to:

Answer 21

Eating more calories and binging behaviors

Question 22

A large behavioral gap may:

Answer 22

Decrease motivation

Question 23

The evoking and planning processes of motivational interviewing correspond to the _____________ component of the Nutrition Care Process (NCP).

Answer 23

Intervention

Question 24

If you are trying to elicit change talk from your client, the best and most used skill is:

Answer 24

Asking open ended questions

Question 25

If a client is having a hard time coming up with something he or she wants to focus on, you should:

Answer 25

Ask them if it is okay for you to make some recommendations and then discuss which one or ones they would like to try

Question 26

Engaging and focusing:

Answer 26

At the beginning and throughout the process of change

Question 27

If clients express weak or moderate change talk counselors should reflect:

Answer 27

At a level of intensity equal to or weaker than what the client has just expressed (undershoot client motivation).

Question 28

When your client is ready to start planning for change, the first thing you should do is:

Answer 28

Ask permission to discuss possible behavior changes

Question 29

An example of a behavioral, action-oriented goal is to:

Answer 29

Walk 3 times a week for 15 minutes each time

Question 30

When your client is ready for planning for behavior change, you should provide advice or information:

Answer 30

Sandwiched between statements or open-ended questions that check in with what the client is thinking and already knows

Question 31

The best tool to help a client see where their baseline eating behaviors are, where they may be able to make some changes, and also tracking those behaviors is a:

Answer 31

Food Record

Question 32

A good goal should be set at a:

Answer 32

Achievable to build self-efficacy

Question 33

_________________________ goals are associated with greater positive emotions and self-evaluation than __________________ goals.

Answer 33

• Approach

- Avoidance

Question 34

During the goal setting/action plan process, the counselor should:

Answer 34

Help the client anticipate and plan for barriers to achieving the goal.