ISSA TRANSFORMATION SPECIALIST
COMPETENCE EXAM STUDY SET EXAM
WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
Dopamine produced in flow is NOT associated with - ANSWERS-
Anxiety
Which effect is flow NOT associated with? - ANSWERS-High levels of
visual stimuli
The first step to using ESM with a client is ________________. -
ANSWERS-To familiarize the client with the ESM model
Which is NOT a benefit of using ESM? - ANSWERS-To make the
client aware of her resistance to change
,Often uncovered through ESM are ____________________. -
ANSWERS-Unanticipated feelings about activities and unidentified
feelings about change processes
Motivation is quite predictive of _________________. - ANSWERS-
Future participation
One consistency that has been identified with ESM is that the
quality of data appears to decline after ____________________. -
ANSWERS-Two to four weeks
People in the pre-contemplation stage - ANSWERS-Minimize the
risks of not changing.
In the contemplation stage people weigh the benefits and risks of
change - ANSWERS-Equally.
Assessing the stage of change can be helped with - ANSWERS-Open-
ended questions.
People in the pre-contemplation stage can be helped by -
ANSWERS-Shifting the decisional balance.
, People in the action stage can be helped by - ANSWERS-
Commitment strategies
When in the maintenance stage, which is helpful - ANSWERS-
Assessing and managing stressors.
The goal of the motivational interviewing coach is to - ANSWERS-
Expose the client's ambivalence.
Creating discrepancy through open-ended questions will -
ANSWERS-Enhance motivation for positive change.
Which is NOT an assumption of motivational interviewing? -
ANSWERS-Change must begin from outside the client.
Which is NOT a principle of motivational interviewing? - ANSWERS-
Create accountability.
An empathic style ____________________. - ANSWERS-Listens
rather than tells.
If you are NOT listening reflectively, but are instead imposing
direction and judgment, you are ______________. - ANSWERS-
Creating barriers between yourself and the client.
COMPETENCE EXAM STUDY SET EXAM
WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
Dopamine produced in flow is NOT associated with - ANSWERS-
Anxiety
Which effect is flow NOT associated with? - ANSWERS-High levels of
visual stimuli
The first step to using ESM with a client is ________________. -
ANSWERS-To familiarize the client with the ESM model
Which is NOT a benefit of using ESM? - ANSWERS-To make the
client aware of her resistance to change
,Often uncovered through ESM are ____________________. -
ANSWERS-Unanticipated feelings about activities and unidentified
feelings about change processes
Motivation is quite predictive of _________________. - ANSWERS-
Future participation
One consistency that has been identified with ESM is that the
quality of data appears to decline after ____________________. -
ANSWERS-Two to four weeks
People in the pre-contemplation stage - ANSWERS-Minimize the
risks of not changing.
In the contemplation stage people weigh the benefits and risks of
change - ANSWERS-Equally.
Assessing the stage of change can be helped with - ANSWERS-Open-
ended questions.
People in the pre-contemplation stage can be helped by -
ANSWERS-Shifting the decisional balance.
, People in the action stage can be helped by - ANSWERS-
Commitment strategies
When in the maintenance stage, which is helpful - ANSWERS-
Assessing and managing stressors.
The goal of the motivational interviewing coach is to - ANSWERS-
Expose the client's ambivalence.
Creating discrepancy through open-ended questions will -
ANSWERS-Enhance motivation for positive change.
Which is NOT an assumption of motivational interviewing? -
ANSWERS-Change must begin from outside the client.
Which is NOT a principle of motivational interviewing? - ANSWERS-
Create accountability.
An empathic style ____________________. - ANSWERS-Listens
rather than tells.
If you are NOT listening reflectively, but are instead imposing
direction and judgment, you are ______________. - ANSWERS-
Creating barriers between yourself and the client.
