NASM BEHAVIOUR CHANGE SPECIALIST EXAM LATEST
ACTUAL EXAM
Which of the following is NOT considered a coaching communication competency?
A. Establishing trust and rapport
B. Providing answers to the client
C. Asking appropriate questions
D. Providing helpful examples - ANSWER: B. Providing answers to the client
Which of the following is an appropriate application of the stages of change by a
wellness professional?
A. Selecting interventions to help progress the client through each stage
B. Classifying the client by their stage of change for insurance purposes
C. Deciding which type of exercise the client will find most enjoyable
D. Determining how much time the professional should spend with the client -
ANSWER: A. Selecting interventions to help progress the client through each stage
Exercise imagery can function to enhance which of the following for the client?
A. Efficacy
B. Technique
C. Feelings
D. All of the above - ANSWER: D. All of the above
The type of interpersonal influence where a client perceives the care that a wellness
professional has for them refers to as:
A. Normative influence
B. Informative influence
C. Technical influence
D. Social support - ANSWER: D. Social support
** If a client is in the Pre-contemplation stage, what might the content of their
journaling consist of?
A. Very general thoughts and feelings around his or her every day life, noting
moments of stress and happiness
B. Thoughts and feelings about a recent relapse in behavior and strategies for
improvement
C. Very specific thoughts and feelings around his or her struggles with the nutritional
and activity changes demanded of their program
D. - ANSWER: A. Very general thoughts and feelings around his or her every day life,
noting moments of stress and happiness
,What are three types of social influence?
A. Social support, informative influences, and normative influences
B. Physical activity and dietary guidelines, physician recommendations, and
educational media
C. Emotional support, instrumental support, and informational support
D. Social bias, peer pressure, and social media - ANSWER: A. Social support,
informative influences, and normative influences
Having a client identify negative thoughts and extreme or absolute words is an
effective intervention for which stage of change?
A. Contemplation
B. Preparation
C. Pre-contemplation
D. Action - ANSWER: A. Contemplation
** Ambivalence by the client can be best handled by the coach by:
A. providing a specific exercise program to follow
B. exploring the reason for ambivalence through a series of questions
C. setting goals for what the client wants to achieve
D. - ANSWER: B. exploring the reason for ambivalence through a series of questions
The EAT acronym to describe a process of dealing with negative emotions stands for:
A. Emotion - Automatic Problematic Thoughts - Time-out Thoughts
B. Emotion - Automatic Problematic Thoughts - Turn-around Thoughts
C. Expression - Automatic Problematic Thoughts - Time-out Thoughts
D. Expression - Automatic Stressor Maintenance - Turn-around Thoughts - ANSWER:
B. Emotion - Automatic Problematic Thoughts - Turn-around Thoughts
** An exerciser that is anxious and not confident about their ability to complete an
exercise is experiencing a low amount of:
A. self-efficacy
B. self-awareness
C. self-absorption
D. self-centeredness - ANSWER: A. self-efficacy
** When asking the question "What would long-term success look like?" which sage
of the OSCAR model of __ session flow is the coach currently in?
A. Actions
B. Outcome
C. Situation
D. Choices/Consequences - ANSWER: B. Outcome
, ** John, an office worker who is dissatisfied with his sedentary job, decides to
schedule an introductory session with a personal trainer. Which stage is John in?
A. Contemplation
B. Action
C. Pre-contemplation
D. Preparation - ANSWER: B. Action
Schemas are defined as:
A. methods of restructuring irrational thoughts to match reality
B. persistent irrational beliefs that are difficult to change
C. scenarios or situations which evoke adaptive thought patterns
D. thought systems which reflect a person's inner values - ANSWER: A. methods of
restructuring irrational thoughts to match reality
** In assessing coaching effectiveness, the most important factor related to client
satisfaction and self-improvement ___ :
A. the coach's knowledge
B. the degree to which the client follows the coach's instructions
C. the motivation of the client
D. a trusting relationship with the coach - ANSWER: D. a trusting relationship with
the coach
Which of the following is a component of a successfully formulated goal?
A. Has an open-ended timeframe
B. Appears vague and undefined
C. Distracts from the desired income
D. Enhances the client's motivation - ANSWER: D. Enhances the client's motivation
** The effectiveness of behavior therapy in many different populations and settings
has:
A. been conclusively demonstrated by scientific reviews in scholarly journals, books,
and book chapters.
B. not yet been demonstrated in the scientific literature.
C. been shown in a series of testimonials speaking to the effectiveness of behavior
therapy techniques.
D. received some limited support in the scientific literature but more research is
necessary to demonstrate its effectiveness. - ANSWER: A. been conclusively
demonstrated by scientific reviews in scholarly journals, books, and book chapters.
** The combined stages of change and multimodal screening matrix is:
ACTUAL EXAM
Which of the following is NOT considered a coaching communication competency?
A. Establishing trust and rapport
B. Providing answers to the client
C. Asking appropriate questions
D. Providing helpful examples - ANSWER: B. Providing answers to the client
Which of the following is an appropriate application of the stages of change by a
wellness professional?
A. Selecting interventions to help progress the client through each stage
B. Classifying the client by their stage of change for insurance purposes
C. Deciding which type of exercise the client will find most enjoyable
D. Determining how much time the professional should spend with the client -
ANSWER: A. Selecting interventions to help progress the client through each stage
Exercise imagery can function to enhance which of the following for the client?
A. Efficacy
B. Technique
C. Feelings
D. All of the above - ANSWER: D. All of the above
The type of interpersonal influence where a client perceives the care that a wellness
professional has for them refers to as:
A. Normative influence
B. Informative influence
C. Technical influence
D. Social support - ANSWER: D. Social support
** If a client is in the Pre-contemplation stage, what might the content of their
journaling consist of?
A. Very general thoughts and feelings around his or her every day life, noting
moments of stress and happiness
B. Thoughts and feelings about a recent relapse in behavior and strategies for
improvement
C. Very specific thoughts and feelings around his or her struggles with the nutritional
and activity changes demanded of their program
D. - ANSWER: A. Very general thoughts and feelings around his or her every day life,
noting moments of stress and happiness
,What are three types of social influence?
A. Social support, informative influences, and normative influences
B. Physical activity and dietary guidelines, physician recommendations, and
educational media
C. Emotional support, instrumental support, and informational support
D. Social bias, peer pressure, and social media - ANSWER: A. Social support,
informative influences, and normative influences
Having a client identify negative thoughts and extreme or absolute words is an
effective intervention for which stage of change?
A. Contemplation
B. Preparation
C. Pre-contemplation
D. Action - ANSWER: A. Contemplation
** Ambivalence by the client can be best handled by the coach by:
A. providing a specific exercise program to follow
B. exploring the reason for ambivalence through a series of questions
C. setting goals for what the client wants to achieve
D. - ANSWER: B. exploring the reason for ambivalence through a series of questions
The EAT acronym to describe a process of dealing with negative emotions stands for:
A. Emotion - Automatic Problematic Thoughts - Time-out Thoughts
B. Emotion - Automatic Problematic Thoughts - Turn-around Thoughts
C. Expression - Automatic Problematic Thoughts - Time-out Thoughts
D. Expression - Automatic Stressor Maintenance - Turn-around Thoughts - ANSWER:
B. Emotion - Automatic Problematic Thoughts - Turn-around Thoughts
** An exerciser that is anxious and not confident about their ability to complete an
exercise is experiencing a low amount of:
A. self-efficacy
B. self-awareness
C. self-absorption
D. self-centeredness - ANSWER: A. self-efficacy
** When asking the question "What would long-term success look like?" which sage
of the OSCAR model of __ session flow is the coach currently in?
A. Actions
B. Outcome
C. Situation
D. Choices/Consequences - ANSWER: B. Outcome
, ** John, an office worker who is dissatisfied with his sedentary job, decides to
schedule an introductory session with a personal trainer. Which stage is John in?
A. Contemplation
B. Action
C. Pre-contemplation
D. Preparation - ANSWER: B. Action
Schemas are defined as:
A. methods of restructuring irrational thoughts to match reality
B. persistent irrational beliefs that are difficult to change
C. scenarios or situations which evoke adaptive thought patterns
D. thought systems which reflect a person's inner values - ANSWER: A. methods of
restructuring irrational thoughts to match reality
** In assessing coaching effectiveness, the most important factor related to client
satisfaction and self-improvement ___ :
A. the coach's knowledge
B. the degree to which the client follows the coach's instructions
C. the motivation of the client
D. a trusting relationship with the coach - ANSWER: D. a trusting relationship with
the coach
Which of the following is a component of a successfully formulated goal?
A. Has an open-ended timeframe
B. Appears vague and undefined
C. Distracts from the desired income
D. Enhances the client's motivation - ANSWER: D. Enhances the client's motivation
** The effectiveness of behavior therapy in many different populations and settings
has:
A. been conclusively demonstrated by scientific reviews in scholarly journals, books,
and book chapters.
B. not yet been demonstrated in the scientific literature.
C. been shown in a series of testimonials speaking to the effectiveness of behavior
therapy techniques.
D. received some limited support in the scientific literature but more research is
necessary to demonstrate its effectiveness. - ANSWER: A. been conclusively
demonstrated by scientific reviews in scholarly journals, books, and book chapters.
** The combined stages of change and multimodal screening matrix is:
