National Boards for Health Coaching Exam Questions And Answers

Cognitive restructuring - ANS a therapeutic approach that teaches clients to question the automatic beliefs, assumptions, and predictions that often lead to negative emotions and to replace negative thinking with more realistic and positive beliefs S in SMART goals - ANS specific M in SMART goals - ANS measurable A in SMART goals - ANS Attainable/achievable R in SMART goals - ANS realistic T in SMART goals - ANS timely Metacognition - ANS awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes. Motivation - ANS Energized and activates a person to work toward a desired outcome Intrinsic goals - ANS Driven by a personal desire to achieve the outcome, the "why" behind the goal is rewarding to the individual Extrinsic goals - ANS External reward or avoidance of punishment self-determination theory - ANS A frame work for motivation that considers the factors that undermine or support it: competence, relatedness or connectedness, autonomy emotional intelligence(EQ) - ANS The capacity to be aware of, control, and express ones emotions and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically EQ skills - ANS Emotional awareness: ability to identify own emotions and those of others Ability to harness emotions and apply them to tasks Ability to manage emotions: appropriately regulate and respond Emotions - ANS Energy in motion that needs to be released (good or bad) 4 goal achievement points - ANS 1. Motivation 2. Skill-learning 3. Confidence 4. Support Transtheoretical Model of Change (TCM) - ANS Assess, Guide, Facilitate, and Respond 5 Stages of the TMC - ANS precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance TMC Precontemplation - ANS No intention to take action, defensive about taking action TMC Contemplation - ANS Thinking about making a change, within 3-6 months - Lack confidence, "magic" moment, ambivalence TMC Preparation - ANS Actively getting ready to begin the work to achieve the goal, practicing new behaviors, intention to start within 30 days, ready for change TMC Action - ANS Started to change, actively making effort over several weeks, learning new skills, gaining support, moving to intrinsic motivation TMC Maintenance - ANS Behavior is changed, consistent for at least 6 months, keeps moving forward, creating a plan for dealing with slips or set backs self-determination theory - ANS Autonomy, competence, relatedness