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ISSA TRANSFORMATION
SPECIALIST COMPETENCE
EXAM STUDY SET
The strongest predicator of long lasting behavioral change is -
ANSWER-The relationship between the personal trainer and
the client.
: Inspiring change in the client begins with - ANSWER-
Understanding the client on a fundamental level.
: Research by Prochaska and colleagues has shown that
interventions to change behavior are _______________ if they
are "stage-matched," that is, "matched to each individual's
stage of change". - ANSWER-More effective
Which is not a factor necessary for people to change -
ANSWER-Someone to hold them accountable to change
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People in the pre-contemplation stage - ANSWER-Minimize the
risks of not changing.
In the contemplation stage people weigh the benefits and risks
of change - ANSWER-Equally.
Assessing the stage of change can be helped with - ANSWER-
Open-ended questions.
People in the pre-contemplation stage can be helped by -
ANSWER-Shifting the decisional balance.
People in the action stage can be helped by - ANSWER-
Commitment strategies
When in the maintenance stage, which is helpful - ANSWER-
Assessing and managing stressors.
The goal of the motivational interviewing coach is to -
ANSWER-Expose the client's ambivalence.
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Creating discrepancy through open-ended questions will -
ANSWER-Enhance motivation for positive change.
Which is NOT an assumption of motivational interviewing? -
ANSWER-Change must begin from outside the client.
Which is NOT a principle of motivational interviewing? -
ANSWER-Create accountability.
An empathic style ____________________. - ANSWER-
Listens rather than tells.
If you are NOT listening reflectively, but are instead imposing
direction and judgment, you are ______________. - ANSWER-
Creating barriers between yourself and the client.
In uncovering ambivalence, the goal is to
________________________. - ANSWER-Create a
discrepancy (a difference) between where a person is (their
ISSA TRANSFORMATION
SPECIALIST COMPETENCE
EXAM STUDY SET
The strongest predicator of long lasting behavioral change is -
ANSWER-The relationship between the personal trainer and
the client.
: Inspiring change in the client begins with - ANSWER-
Understanding the client on a fundamental level.
: Research by Prochaska and colleagues has shown that
interventions to change behavior are _______________ if they
are "stage-matched," that is, "matched to each individual's
stage of change". - ANSWER-More effective
Which is not a factor necessary for people to change -
ANSWER-Someone to hold them accountable to change
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People in the pre-contemplation stage - ANSWER-Minimize the
risks of not changing.
In the contemplation stage people weigh the benefits and risks
of change - ANSWER-Equally.
Assessing the stage of change can be helped with - ANSWER-
Open-ended questions.
People in the pre-contemplation stage can be helped by -
ANSWER-Shifting the decisional balance.
People in the action stage can be helped by - ANSWER-
Commitment strategies
When in the maintenance stage, which is helpful - ANSWER-
Assessing and managing stressors.
The goal of the motivational interviewing coach is to -
ANSWER-Expose the client's ambivalence.
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Creating discrepancy through open-ended questions will -
ANSWER-Enhance motivation for positive change.
Which is NOT an assumption of motivational interviewing? -
ANSWER-Change must begin from outside the client.
Which is NOT a principle of motivational interviewing? -
ANSWER-Create accountability.
An empathic style ____________________. - ANSWER-
Listens rather than tells.
If you are NOT listening reflectively, but are instead imposing
direction and judgment, you are ______________. - ANSWER-
Creating barriers between yourself and the client.
In uncovering ambivalence, the goal is to
________________________. - ANSWER-Create a
discrepancy (a difference) between where a person is (their
