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NASM BEHAVIOUR CHANGE SPECIALIST
EXAM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM 260 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
1) American adults have become more and more overweight over the years.
Most recently, approximately what percentage of adults are overweight
and obese? - ANSWER>>About 1/3 of American adults are obese and 2/3
are overweight.
2) Health and Fitness Professionals specializing in Behavior Change need to
abide by a strict code of ethics with their clients. One important aspect of
behaving in an ethical manner is - ANSWER>>Making sure that they are
working within their specific scope of practice and expertise.
3) Coaching in the wellness area is defined as - ANSWER>>Partnering with
clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to
maximize their personal and professional potential.
4) Health and fitness professionals specializing in behavior change -
ANSWER>>Will be able to use scientifically validated screening and intervention
techniques in a guided self-help way to progress clients to results.
5) Active listening involves - ANSWER>>Listening intently and focusing
attention on the client even though at times this requires silence.
,6) The OSCAR model, which is a framework for a coaching engagement, is
an acronym for - ANSWER>>Outcome, situation, choices, actions, and
review.
7) Coaches need to understand learning preferences and styles because -
ANSWER>>Adults learn differently from each other and approach learning
differently than do children.
8) People learn by doing and feeling and rely more on intuition than logic.
This is an example of which of Kolb's learning styles? -
ANSWER>>Accommodating
9) The OSCAR model of change is - ANSWER>>A framework for coaching
engagement which provides a clear structure for the coaching process.
10) Which of the following is an example of a helping profession that requires
a coaching role or relationship? - ANSWER>>Nutritionist
11) Lazarus' model of screening is multimodal because it -
ANSWER>>Emphasizes the biological aspects of humans to include such
things as behaving, thinking, sensing, expressing, and imagining.
12) Based on the Symptoms Checklist, clients experiencing substantial
amounts of distress are at risk of - ANSWER>>Dropping out of a change-
oriented intervention and thus may need more modest goals.
13) It is important that health and fitness professionals carefully review clients'
responses on the Multimodal Life History Inventory because -
ANSWER>>It establishes the health professional's level of interest in the
client and thus helps build rapport and form a strong bond between
professional and client.
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14) Lazarus' multimodal screening model is especially helpful to fitness
professionals because it - ANSWER>>Can help determine which
interventions to use to initiate desired changes in clients without actually
developing a formal clinical diagnosis.
15) What do scores average on the Problem Checklist for individuals seeking
counseling and those in the normative range, respectively -
ANSWER>>Individuals seeking counseling averaged scores around 50 while
those in the normative range averaged around 16.
16) Most doctors and researchers recommend losing _____ pounds per
month as safe and reasonable. - ANSWER>>8
17) Which of the following is a potential problem when setting goals? -
ANSWER>>Setting too many goals too soon.
18) Both short- and long-term goals are important because -
ANSWER>>Long-term goals tell you where you eventually want to go and
short-term goals provide feedback in terms of where you are in reaching
your long-term goals.
19) Research from the industrial/organizational areas has clearly shown that -
ANSWER>>In 90% of the studies, specific, difficult goals led to higher
levels of performance than easy goals, no goals, or "do your best" goals.
20) In a study investigating goal setting in relation to dietary habits and weight
control, what technique was combined with goal setting produced the most
positive effects - ANSWER>>Self-monitoring
, 21) Goal setting is important as a behavior change technique -
ANSWER>>When the goals enhance motivation and direct attention
toward goal completion.
22) Which of the following is a technique for overcoming obstacles associated
with maintaining an exercise program? - ANSWER>>Try to refute the cons
of exercise by replacing them with alternatives and challenges.
23) A sport psychologist had a bowler track the correct execution of elements
of the bowling swing (e.g., grip, follow through, balance) or problems with
the execution of these elements. This is an example of - ANSWER>>Self-
monitoring.
24) Researchers were able to increase the percentage of correct executions
of different tasks in football, gymnastics, and tennis by focusing on using
modeling.
This demonstrated the effectiveness of - ANSWER>>Behavioral coaching.
25) A fitness professional removes the client's least favorite exercise from
their next session when the client adheres to his or her nutrition program.
This is an example of - ANSWER>>Negative reinforcement.
26) In many weight loss programs, clients learn to eliminate high fat tempting
foods from their homes which reduces the temptation to eat these foods
while building stimulus-response connections to better food choices. This
is an example of - ANSWER>>Environmental Stimulus Control.
27) Generalization means - ANSWER>>Maintenance of behavior change
across time and circumstances.
NASM BEHAVIOUR CHANGE SPECIALIST
EXAM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM 260 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
1) American adults have become more and more overweight over the years.
Most recently, approximately what percentage of adults are overweight
and obese? - ANSWER>>About 1/3 of American adults are obese and 2/3
are overweight.
2) Health and Fitness Professionals specializing in Behavior Change need to
abide by a strict code of ethics with their clients. One important aspect of
behaving in an ethical manner is - ANSWER>>Making sure that they are
working within their specific scope of practice and expertise.
3) Coaching in the wellness area is defined as - ANSWER>>Partnering with
clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to
maximize their personal and professional potential.
4) Health and fitness professionals specializing in behavior change -
ANSWER>>Will be able to use scientifically validated screening and intervention
techniques in a guided self-help way to progress clients to results.
5) Active listening involves - ANSWER>>Listening intently and focusing
attention on the client even though at times this requires silence.
,6) The OSCAR model, which is a framework for a coaching engagement, is
an acronym for - ANSWER>>Outcome, situation, choices, actions, and
review.
7) Coaches need to understand learning preferences and styles because -
ANSWER>>Adults learn differently from each other and approach learning
differently than do children.
8) People learn by doing and feeling and rely more on intuition than logic.
This is an example of which of Kolb's learning styles? -
ANSWER>>Accommodating
9) The OSCAR model of change is - ANSWER>>A framework for coaching
engagement which provides a clear structure for the coaching process.
10) Which of the following is an example of a helping profession that requires
a coaching role or relationship? - ANSWER>>Nutritionist
11) Lazarus' model of screening is multimodal because it -
ANSWER>>Emphasizes the biological aspects of humans to include such
things as behaving, thinking, sensing, expressing, and imagining.
12) Based on the Symptoms Checklist, clients experiencing substantial
amounts of distress are at risk of - ANSWER>>Dropping out of a change-
oriented intervention and thus may need more modest goals.
13) It is important that health and fitness professionals carefully review clients'
responses on the Multimodal Life History Inventory because -
ANSWER>>It establishes the health professional's level of interest in the
client and thus helps build rapport and form a strong bond between
professional and client.
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14) Lazarus' multimodal screening model is especially helpful to fitness
professionals because it - ANSWER>>Can help determine which
interventions to use to initiate desired changes in clients without actually
developing a formal clinical diagnosis.
15) What do scores average on the Problem Checklist for individuals seeking
counseling and those in the normative range, respectively -
ANSWER>>Individuals seeking counseling averaged scores around 50 while
those in the normative range averaged around 16.
16) Most doctors and researchers recommend losing _____ pounds per
month as safe and reasonable. - ANSWER>>8
17) Which of the following is a potential problem when setting goals? -
ANSWER>>Setting too many goals too soon.
18) Both short- and long-term goals are important because -
ANSWER>>Long-term goals tell you where you eventually want to go and
short-term goals provide feedback in terms of where you are in reaching
your long-term goals.
19) Research from the industrial/organizational areas has clearly shown that -
ANSWER>>In 90% of the studies, specific, difficult goals led to higher
levels of performance than easy goals, no goals, or "do your best" goals.
20) In a study investigating goal setting in relation to dietary habits and weight
control, what technique was combined with goal setting produced the most
positive effects - ANSWER>>Self-monitoring
, 21) Goal setting is important as a behavior change technique -
ANSWER>>When the goals enhance motivation and direct attention
toward goal completion.
22) Which of the following is a technique for overcoming obstacles associated
with maintaining an exercise program? - ANSWER>>Try to refute the cons
of exercise by replacing them with alternatives and challenges.
23) A sport psychologist had a bowler track the correct execution of elements
of the bowling swing (e.g., grip, follow through, balance) or problems with
the execution of these elements. This is an example of - ANSWER>>Self-
monitoring.
24) Researchers were able to increase the percentage of correct executions
of different tasks in football, gymnastics, and tennis by focusing on using
modeling.
This demonstrated the effectiveness of - ANSWER>>Behavioral coaching.
25) A fitness professional removes the client's least favorite exercise from
their next session when the client adheres to his or her nutrition program.
This is an example of - ANSWER>>Negative reinforcement.
26) In many weight loss programs, clients learn to eliminate high fat tempting
foods from their homes which reduces the temptation to eat these foods
while building stimulus-response connections to better food choices. This
is an example of - ANSWER>>Environmental Stimulus Control.
27) Generalization means - ANSWER>>Maintenance of behavior change
across time and circumstances.
