NASM FINAL ACTUAL EXAM Q&A NEWLY
MODIFIED GRADED A+ LATEST UPGRADE
Identify an example of a core-stabilization exercise.
a. Rotation chest pass
b. Cable rotation
c. Ball crunch
d. Floor prone cobra --CORRECT ANSWER--d. Floor prone cobra
What is the immediate progression of an alternating-arm ball dumbbell chest
press?
a. Two-arm ball dumbbell chest press
b. Barbell bench press
c. Alternating-arm dumbbell chest press on bench
d. Single-arm ball dumbbell chest press --CORRECT ANSWER--d. Single-arm
ball dumbbell chest press
*check for answer. Not (a)
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,Identify an example of an eccentric motion.
a. Jumping upward
b. Landing from a jump
c. Squatting
d. Side shuffling --CORRECT ANSWER--b. Landing from a jump
*check answer. Not (c)
Pronation involves the movement of the forearm inward in the __________
plane.
a. sagittal
b. anterior-posterior
c. transverse
d. frontal --CORRECT ANSWER--c. transverse
*Check answer. Not (a)
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,A person's estimated maximal heart rate is found by subtracting his or her age
from the number _____.
a. 200
b. 210
c. 220
d. 230 --CORRECT ANSWER--c. 220
_____ would be appropriate at the power level (phase 5) of the OPT model or
before athletic competition.
a. Corrective flexibility
b. Active flexibility
c. Functional flexibility
d. Passive flexibility --CORRECT ANSWER--c. Functional flexibility
Which of the following indicates goal commitment?
a. A client visits a licensed psychologist to deal with her affective influences.
b. A client shares his goals with and reports his progress to others.
c. A client accepts feedback from her friends and family about her progress.
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, d. A client refrains from setting a fixed timeframe to achieve his goals. -
CORRECT ANSWER--b. A client shares his goals with and reports his
progress to others.
Which of the following is a difference between problem-focused coping and
emotion-focused coping?
a. Unlike emotion-focused coping, problem-focused coping is used when
the problem is responsive to change.
b. Unlike problem-focused coping, emotion-focused coping aims at
reducing the cause of the stress.
c. Unlike problem-focused coping, emotion-focused coping deals with the
relationship between the body and the mind.
d. Unlike emotion-focused coping, problem-focused coping diverts from
negative feelings associated with stress. --CORRECT ANSWER--a. Unlike
emotion-focused coping, problem-focused coping is used when the problem is
responsive to change.
*check answer. Not (c)
Which of the following is true of reciprocal inhibition?
a. It is a naturally occurring phenomenon that allows movement to take place.
b. It is caused by a tight agonist muscle decreasing the neural drive to its
functional antagonist.
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MODIFIED GRADED A+ LATEST UPGRADE
Identify an example of a core-stabilization exercise.
a. Rotation chest pass
b. Cable rotation
c. Ball crunch
d. Floor prone cobra --CORRECT ANSWER--d. Floor prone cobra
What is the immediate progression of an alternating-arm ball dumbbell chest
press?
a. Two-arm ball dumbbell chest press
b. Barbell bench press
c. Alternating-arm dumbbell chest press on bench
d. Single-arm ball dumbbell chest press --CORRECT ANSWER--d. Single-arm
ball dumbbell chest press
*check for answer. Not (a)
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,Identify an example of an eccentric motion.
a. Jumping upward
b. Landing from a jump
c. Squatting
d. Side shuffling --CORRECT ANSWER--b. Landing from a jump
*check answer. Not (c)
Pronation involves the movement of the forearm inward in the __________
plane.
a. sagittal
b. anterior-posterior
c. transverse
d. frontal --CORRECT ANSWER--c. transverse
*Check answer. Not (a)
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,A person's estimated maximal heart rate is found by subtracting his or her age
from the number _____.
a. 200
b. 210
c. 220
d. 230 --CORRECT ANSWER--c. 220
_____ would be appropriate at the power level (phase 5) of the OPT model or
before athletic competition.
a. Corrective flexibility
b. Active flexibility
c. Functional flexibility
d. Passive flexibility --CORRECT ANSWER--c. Functional flexibility
Which of the following indicates goal commitment?
a. A client visits a licensed psychologist to deal with her affective influences.
b. A client shares his goals with and reports his progress to others.
c. A client accepts feedback from her friends and family about her progress.
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, d. A client refrains from setting a fixed timeframe to achieve his goals. -
CORRECT ANSWER--b. A client shares his goals with and reports his
progress to others.
Which of the following is a difference between problem-focused coping and
emotion-focused coping?
a. Unlike emotion-focused coping, problem-focused coping is used when
the problem is responsive to change.
b. Unlike problem-focused coping, emotion-focused coping aims at
reducing the cause of the stress.
c. Unlike problem-focused coping, emotion-focused coping deals with the
relationship between the body and the mind.
d. Unlike emotion-focused coping, problem-focused coping diverts from
negative feelings associated with stress. --CORRECT ANSWER--a. Unlike
emotion-focused coping, problem-focused coping is used when the problem is
responsive to change.
*check answer. Not (c)
Which of the following is true of reciprocal inhibition?
a. It is a naturally occurring phenomenon that allows movement to take place.
b. It is caused by a tight agonist muscle decreasing the neural drive to its
functional antagonist.
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