ACSM chapter 9 edition 4

True or false? Motivational interviewing uses client-centered counseling to help clients commit to changing unhealthy behavior.

True

True or false? Personal Trainers must have the ability to communicate orally and nonverbally with clients.

True

True or false? Personal Trainers should be sensitive to the client as well as to demonstrate a strong sense of self-awareness.

True

True or false? Positive client outcomes are more likely with an empathetic rather than confrontational counselor/coach.

True

True or false? Self-concept involves one's view of one's worthiness and is related to perceived capabilities or skills.

True

True or false? Unintended misunderstandings may result from differences in language style, vernacular, and popular culture.

True

True or false? Active listening focuses solely on verbal engagement.

False

True or false? Active listening involves being physically active with the client while the client is warming up.

False

True or false? Once a strong rapport is developed, there should be no problems between the Personal Trainer and client.

False

True or false? Passiveness and resistance are two integral strategies showing the success of motivational interviewing.

False

True or false? Using metaphors (e.g., "it's like a walk in the park") is an effective way to present information to individuals of varying backgrounds.

False

True or false? Communication includes both the words and the total meaning of the message the client is attempting to convey.

True

Which of the following is TRUE regarding active listening? a. Personal Trainers should give clients oral and nonverbal feedback to show they are paying attention and understanding. b. Personal Trainers should make assumptions of commonly accepted behaviors. c. Personal Trainers should actively impose personal points of view on their clients. d. Personal Trainers should actively demonstrate exercises that they feel the client is doing incorrectly.

a. Personal Trainers should give clients oral and nonverbal feedback to show they are paying attention and understanding.

Which of the following terms refers to one's overall view of oneself as a person? a. Self-esteem b. Self-efficacy c. Self-concept d. Self-prophecy

a. Self-esteem

Which of the following is NOT one of the five phases of appreciative inquiry? a. Deliver b. Digress c. Define d. Design

b. Digress

Which of the following is NOT an element of active listening? a. Understanding contextual anxiety b. Offering personal examples from one's own life c. Listening to spoken statements d. Observing nonverbal cues

b. Offering personal examples from one's own life

RE-AIM is a model of public health impact; RE-AIM stands for: a. Realistic, effective, active, intrinsic, and manageable b. Reach, efficacy, adoption, implementation, and maintenance c. Research, efficiency, action, impact, and motivation d. Results, effort, attitude, instruction, and management

b. Reach, efficacy, adoption, implementation, and maintenance

A Personal Trainer's ability to respond to the client's emotions with a similar emotion is referred to as _______. a. Cognitive empathy b. Social empathy c. Affective empathy d. Other-focused empathy

c. Affective empathy

Within the 5 A's model of behavior change, which of the following is NOT included? a. Arranging b. Assessing c. Anticipating d. Advising

c. Anticipating

Phone calls can be used by Personal Trainers MOST appropriately to: a. Discuss the upcoming training session in detail b. Ask the client for lists of friends that might be interested in personal training services c. Check to see how the client is managing prescribed activities d. Give clients early wake-up calls to ensure the client arrives to the training session on time

c. Check to see how the client is managing prescribed activities

The _______ stage of appreciative inquiry involves an inventory that ascertains what is already good in the clients like and how these qualities can be used to help the client achieve new goals. a. Decline b. Define c. Discover d. Delight

c. Discover

When facing a client who expresses concern regarding previous failures related to exercise, the Personal Trainer should: a. Explain fear of failure is unwarranted and exercise is beneficial b. Develop a challenging exercise program to help the client rapidly improve his/her fitness level c. Suggest the client review their health history form d. Educate the client about obstacles and create an action plan to overcome barriers

d. Educate the client about obstacles and create an action plan to overcome barriers

Which of the following would NOT be appropriate content for an email to a client? a. Support materials b. Educational material c. Link to a resource discussed in the training session d. Personal health material

d. Personal health material

How does motivational interviewing differ from active listening? a. The Personal Trainer acts in a more passive role b. The Personal Trainer must act more aggressively to get the client to change c. The Personal Trainer needs to have a more upbeat personality d. The Personal Trainer can give more direction.

d. The Personal Trainer can give more direction.

Empathy can be made more complex due to all of the following EXCEPT: a. Religion b. Ability c. Age d. Understanding

d. Understanding