Quiz 3

Which is the MOST appropriate affirmation given to a client from an ACE Certified Health Coach? a. "your addition of vegetables to your dinners Wednesday and Thursday was a great choice" b. "I am very proud of your decision to choose vegetables instead of fries" c. "excellent choices this week!" d. "Your dinner selections are improving"

a. "your addition of vegetables to your dinners Wednesday and Thursday was a great choice"

What does "A" stand for in the A-B-C-D-E mnemonic used for identifying unproductive thinking? a. activating event b. acknowledging the problem c. accepting the behavior d. asking for help

a. activating event

Which of the following is a key aspect of motivational interviewing? a. supports clients in self-directed learning b. attempts to direct the client towards the pros of behavior change c. includes advising the client on the best course of action d. only used when clients are highly ambivalent

a. supports clients in self-directed learning

When a client asks for advice, what is the MOST appropriate response from an ACE Certified Health Coach? a. use open-ended questions to find out what the client already knows b. use factual statements to share the most up-to-date information c. ask the client to confirm if he or she is ready to follow the advice given d. paraphrase the question asked to be clear on what the client is asking

a. use open-ended questions to find out what the client already knows

Which BEST describes the goal of cognitive behavioral coaching? a. work with clients to replace negative thoughts with positive thoughts that would support behavior change b. provide clients with specific positive thought to replace negative thoughts c. implement proven methods to retrain the client's way of thinking to eliminate negative thoughts d. engage clients who are clinically depressed in positive behaviors and self-talk

a. work with clients to replace negative thoughts with positive thoughts that would support behavior change

What question could an ACE Certified Health Coach ask a client exhibiting cognitive distortion in oder to examine the evidence? a. "Is that what you really believe?" b. "how long have you felt this way?" c. "what are the facts of the situation?" d. "are you sure that is the cause of the problem?"

c. "what are the facts of the situation?"

"honoring clients' absolute worth and recognizes their autonomy" BEST describes which element of motivational interviewing? a. compassion b. collaboration c. acceptance d. evocation

c. acceptance

Which element of the "spirit of motivational interviewing" refers to keeping the client's needs and desires as the priority? a. evocation b. acceptance c. compassion d. collaboration

c. compassion

which process of motivational interviewing is also known as agenda mapping? a. engaging b. evoking c. focusing d. planning

c. focusing

Which technique can be used as a way to transition to change talk? a. paraphrasing b.reflecting c. summarizing d. affirmation

c. summarizing

The statement "I ate way too much on vacation, so I might as well give up on my weight-loss goal" is an example of which cognitive distortion? a. magnification b. jumping to conclusions c. overgeneralizing d. all-or-none thinking

d. all-or-none thinking

Which is the BEST example of complex reflection after the following client statement "I feel better when I pack healthy snacks to bring to work, but I just don't have time in the morning"? a. nodding and smiling while listening b. "you feel rushed in the morning, so it is not a good time to pack snacks for the day" c. "you seem upset about that" d. "have you thought about packing snacks the night before to save time?"

b. "you feel rushed in the morning, so it is not a good time to pack snacks for the day"