Behavior Change Specialist Exam: Expert-
Designed Questions with Detailed Answer
Rationales for Guaranteed Success in Every
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 - CORRECT ANS- -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 - CORRECT
ANS- -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 - CORRECT ANS- -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 - CORRECT ANS- -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. - CORRECT ANS- -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 - CORRECT ANS- -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 - CORRECT ANS- -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. - CORRECT ANS- -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 - CORRECT ANS- -
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 - CORRECT ANS- -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 - CORRECT ANS- -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 - CORRECT ANS- -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 - CORRECT ANS- -A. methods of
restructuring irrational thoughts to match reality
Designed Questions with Detailed Answer
Rationales for Guaranteed Success in Every
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 - CORRECT ANS- -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 - CORRECT
ANS- -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 - CORRECT ANS- -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 - CORRECT ANS- -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. - CORRECT ANS- -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 - CORRECT ANS- -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 - CORRECT ANS- -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. - CORRECT ANS- -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 - CORRECT ANS- -
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 - CORRECT ANS- -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 - CORRECT ANS- -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 - CORRECT ANS- -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 - CORRECT ANS- -A. methods of
restructuring irrational thoughts to match reality
