ISSA TRANSFORMATION SPECIALIST LATEST VERSION
UPDATED AND REVISED IN 2025
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.
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
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 current lifestyle choices that include diet
and exercise) and where they would like to be (losing
weight, exercising more, looking and feeling better).
Which is not a strategy to deal with client resistance? -
ANSWER->Cornering.
Summarizing consists of - ANSWER->Distilling the
essence of what a client has expressed and
communicating it back.
Scaling questions are a very effective way to draw the
client's attention to - ANSWER->The processes that are
influencing her behavior.
Intrinsic interest is - ANSWER->An integral part of
motivation.
UPDATED AND REVISED IN 2025
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.
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
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 current lifestyle choices that include diet
and exercise) and where they would like to be (losing
weight, exercising more, looking and feeling better).
Which is not a strategy to deal with client resistance? -
ANSWER->Cornering.
Summarizing consists of - ANSWER->Distilling the
essence of what a client has expressed and
communicating it back.
Scaling questions are a very effective way to draw the
client's attention to - ANSWER->The processes that are
influencing her behavior.
Intrinsic interest is - ANSWER->An integral part of
motivation.
