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A 35-year old client comes to her 5th coaching session to
continue to work on managing her stress and improving her water
intake.
Client: This week I had so much stress, I noticed my heart racing
at work 3 times. I can't live like this anymore.
Coach: It is important to you to decrease your stress level.
Client: Well, yeah but it's not like I can change my deadlines for
projects at work. I really don't have any control, so it is what it is.
My boss moves up deadlines, I get stressed, and I can't change
that.
Coach: You believe you can't live with this level of stress anymore
yet you believe there is not a lot you can do about it. It's out of
your control.
Which of the following technique is the coach demonstrating?
A. Increasing Change Talk
B. Empathy
C. Developing Discrepancy
D. Rolling with Resistance
E. Elicit-Provide-Elicit - -C. Developing Discrepancy.
If a coach states both sides of the argument that the client is
making (especially when you see "but" in between them) this is
Developing Discrepancy. Your big clue is both sides of the coin is
presented back to the client since they are arguing both sides.
-A 52-year old, male client just submitted their well-being
assessment prior to their first coaching session. The client's
information includes the following:
, Self-employed
Lives with young son
On medication for High Blood Pressure and Chronic Pain
Sleep: Insufficient sleep 19 out of the last 30 days
Blood Pressure: 112/64
Total Cholesterol: 170mg/dl
BMI: 23
Physical Activity: Runs 40 minutes 5 times per week, strength
training 3x per week all major muscle groups
Fruits/Vegetables: 10 servings per day
Which of the following would the coach possibly note for follow-up
per recommended health guidelines?
A: Sleep
B. Blood Pressure
C. Total Cholesterol
D. BMI
E. Physical Activity - -A. Sleep
-A 48-year-old man comes to his second coaching session with
the goal of improving his diet. Specifically, he is trying to drink
more water and eat more vegetables. He has indicated he
struggles with these two goals mainly during the week when he is
working.
Client: At work I just love eating candy to keep me focused since I
am in a cubicle.
Coach: Tell me more about how candy keeps you focused.
Client: I don't know if it's about keeping me focused or if it's just
simply craving candy. I feel like I crave it at least 3 times a day
whether I am at work or home.
Coach: Do you think you are a sugar addict? Do you feel like you
are addicted to sugar?
Client: I am not sure.
Which of the following traps of engagement did the coach fall
into?
questions and solved Answers/
100% Correct.
A 35-year old client comes to her 5th coaching session to
continue to work on managing her stress and improving her water
intake.
Client: This week I had so much stress, I noticed my heart racing
at work 3 times. I can't live like this anymore.
Coach: It is important to you to decrease your stress level.
Client: Well, yeah but it's not like I can change my deadlines for
projects at work. I really don't have any control, so it is what it is.
My boss moves up deadlines, I get stressed, and I can't change
that.
Coach: You believe you can't live with this level of stress anymore
yet you believe there is not a lot you can do about it. It's out of
your control.
Which of the following technique is the coach demonstrating?
A. Increasing Change Talk
B. Empathy
C. Developing Discrepancy
D. Rolling with Resistance
E. Elicit-Provide-Elicit - -C. Developing Discrepancy.
If a coach states both sides of the argument that the client is
making (especially when you see "but" in between them) this is
Developing Discrepancy. Your big clue is both sides of the coin is
presented back to the client since they are arguing both sides.
-A 52-year old, male client just submitted their well-being
assessment prior to their first coaching session. The client's
information includes the following:
, Self-employed
Lives with young son
On medication for High Blood Pressure and Chronic Pain
Sleep: Insufficient sleep 19 out of the last 30 days
Blood Pressure: 112/64
Total Cholesterol: 170mg/dl
BMI: 23
Physical Activity: Runs 40 minutes 5 times per week, strength
training 3x per week all major muscle groups
Fruits/Vegetables: 10 servings per day
Which of the following would the coach possibly note for follow-up
per recommended health guidelines?
A: Sleep
B. Blood Pressure
C. Total Cholesterol
D. BMI
E. Physical Activity - -A. Sleep
-A 48-year-old man comes to his second coaching session with
the goal of improving his diet. Specifically, he is trying to drink
more water and eat more vegetables. He has indicated he
struggles with these two goals mainly during the week when he is
working.
Client: At work I just love eating candy to keep me focused since I
am in a cubicle.
Coach: Tell me more about how candy keeps you focused.
Client: I don't know if it's about keeping me focused or if it's just
simply craving candy. I feel like I crave it at least 3 times a day
whether I am at work or home.
Coach: Do you think you are a sugar addict? Do you feel like you
are addicted to sugar?
Client: I am not sure.
Which of the following traps of engagement did the coach fall
into?
