NBC-HWC Practice Test Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
A 52-year old, male client just submitted their well-being assessment prior to their
first coaching session. The client's information includes the following:
Self-employed
Lives with young son
On medication for High Blood Pressure and Chronic Pain
Sleep: Insufficient sleep 19 out of the last 30 days
Blood Pressure: 112/64
Total Cholesterol: 170mg/dl
BMI: 23
Physical Activity: Runs 40 minutes 5 times per week, strength training 3x per week
all major muscle groups
Fruits/Vegetables: 10 servings per day
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,Which of the following would the coach possibly note for follow-up per
recommended health guidelines?
A. Sleep
B. Blood Pressure
C. Total Cholesterol
D. BMI
E. Physical Activity - Correct answer-A. Sleep
A 35-year old client comes to her 5th coaching session to continue to work on
managing her stress and improving her water intake.
Client: This week I had so much stress, I noticed my heart racing at work 3 times. I
can't live like this anymore.
Coach: It is important to you to decrease your stress level.
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,Client: Well, yeah but it's not like I can change my deadlines for projects at work. I
really don't have any control, so it is what it is. My boss moves up deadlines, I get
stressed, and I can't change that.
Coach: You believe you can't live with this level of stress anymore yet you believe
there is not a lot you can do about it. It's out of your control.
Which of the following techniques is the coach demonstrating?
A. Increasing Change Talk
B. Empathy
C. Developing Discrepancy
D. Rolling with Resistance
E. Elicit-Provide-Elicit - Correct answer-C. Developing Discrepancy
Which factors have the most effect on the goals that a person chooses?
A. Confidence and planning.
B. Breaking the goal down into small steps and having a coach.
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, C. Importance of the goal and the belief that it is attainable.
D. Self-efficacy and access to resources.
E. What stage of change the client is in and the coach's acceptance. - Correct
answer-C. Importance of the goal and the belief that it is attainable.
An NBC-HWC is a member of a large, private Facebook group for health coaches.
A member of the group, who is also an NBC-HWC, posted a client's protected
health information within a question they posed to the group. The BEST, first step
for the NBC-HWC is to:
A. Report the violation to the accredited academic program that the coach
attended.
B. Do nothing since the Facebook group is private.
C. Immediately message the coach and ask them to delete the message.
D. Ask the Facebook group moderator to remove the member from the group. -
Correct answer-C. Immediately message the coach and ask them to delete the
message.
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Questions and Answers
A 52-year old, male client just submitted their well-being assessment prior to their
first coaching session. The client's information includes the following:
Self-employed
Lives with young son
On medication for High Blood Pressure and Chronic Pain
Sleep: Insufficient sleep 19 out of the last 30 days
Blood Pressure: 112/64
Total Cholesterol: 170mg/dl
BMI: 23
Physical Activity: Runs 40 minutes 5 times per week, strength training 3x per week
all major muscle groups
Fruits/Vegetables: 10 servings per day
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,Which of the following would the coach possibly note for follow-up per
recommended health guidelines?
A. Sleep
B. Blood Pressure
C. Total Cholesterol
D. BMI
E. Physical Activity - Correct answer-A. Sleep
A 35-year old client comes to her 5th coaching session to continue to work on
managing her stress and improving her water intake.
Client: This week I had so much stress, I noticed my heart racing at work 3 times. I
can't live like this anymore.
Coach: It is important to you to decrease your stress level.
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,Client: Well, yeah but it's not like I can change my deadlines for projects at work. I
really don't have any control, so it is what it is. My boss moves up deadlines, I get
stressed, and I can't change that.
Coach: You believe you can't live with this level of stress anymore yet you believe
there is not a lot you can do about it. It's out of your control.
Which of the following techniques is the coach demonstrating?
A. Increasing Change Talk
B. Empathy
C. Developing Discrepancy
D. Rolling with Resistance
E. Elicit-Provide-Elicit - Correct answer-C. Developing Discrepancy
Which factors have the most effect on the goals that a person chooses?
A. Confidence and planning.
B. Breaking the goal down into small steps and having a coach.
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, C. Importance of the goal and the belief that it is attainable.
D. Self-efficacy and access to resources.
E. What stage of change the client is in and the coach's acceptance. - Correct
answer-C. Importance of the goal and the belief that it is attainable.
An NBC-HWC is a member of a large, private Facebook group for health coaches.
A member of the group, who is also an NBC-HWC, posted a client's protected
health information within a question they posed to the group. The BEST, first step
for the NBC-HWC is to:
A. Report the violation to the accredited academic program that the coach
attended.
B. Do nothing since the Facebook group is private.
C. Immediately message the coach and ask them to delete the message.
D. Ask the Facebook group moderator to remove the member from the group. -
Correct answer-C. Immediately message the coach and ask them to delete the
message.
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