ACE Health Coach Exam Prep Questions And Answers

Diseases associated with too little activity or exercise are called - ANS Hypokinetic diseases (hypo = too little; kinetic = activity) Within the medical fitness field's continuum of care, at what point does the health coach typically work with the client - ANS When the client is ready for post-rehab or post-medical care services Which factor of operant conditioning heavily influences behavior outcomes and occurs after the behavior is executed - ANS Response consequences On a scale of 1-10, answers below what number suggest that the client is in the precontemplation stage of behavioral change - ANS Answers below the number 4 suggest the client is in the precontemplation stage A way people learn behavior in which their behavior is influenced by its consequences is called - ANS Operant Conditioning These precede a behavior and oftentimes signal the consequence of the behavior - ANS Antecedents Which factor of operant conditioning heavily influences behavior outcomes and occurs after the behavior was executed - ANS Response consequences What are the two main types of motivation described in the self-determination theory (SDT) - ANS Autonomous motivation and controlled motivation Individuals experiencing introjected regulation engage in an activity - ANS because they think they should, oftentimes out of guilty or for a sense of self-worth Individuals experiencing external regulation engage in an activity - ANS to avoid punishment or gain rewards Individuals experiencing identified regulation engage in an activity - ANS in order to reach a meaningful goal, despite not always finding the activity enjoyable (ex: exercising to improve health) SWOT analysis stands for - ANS Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats and is a tool used to develop self-awareness If a client perceives changing his or her eating habits as unbearable because of the feeling of having to give up everything at once, he or she is likely suffering from a type of cognitive style called - ANS Absolutistic demanding A tool frequently used for healthcare professionals to communicate with each other is the - ANS SOAP note SOAP note stands for - ANS -Subjective: clients feelings for subjective complaints -Objective: measurements made my healthcare professional -Assessment: assesses the clients relationship to the objective measures and if there is a relationship/correlation between the two -Plan: plan agreed upon by the client When your body has a negative nitrogen balance and breaks down more protein than it can create, it's called - ANS Catabolism When your body has a positive nitrogen balance and produces more protein than it breaks down, it's called - ANS Anabolism The fatty acid structure represented in chemical form in food as well as the body is - ANS Triglycerides The average person needs how much protein per day - ANS 0.4-0.5g/lb (0.5-0.8g/lb for athletes) The two overarching concepts of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines are - ANS -Maintain calorie balance to achieve and sustain a healthy weight -Focus on nutrient-dense foods and beverages What hormone has been found in obese children and adults to circulate in direct proportion to tissue mass when weight is stable but in amounts 4x higher than in lean individuals - ANS Leptin What environmental factor is *independently* associated with obesity - ANS Living in a low-income neighborhood The three symptoms of the female athlete triad are - ANS -Amenorrhea -disordered eating -osteoporosis The psychological environment of the client-health coach relationship is most related to - ANS Customer Service What step of the stepped-care model is a physician brought in for support - ANS Step 3 What step of the stepped-care model are options such as pharmacotherapy, surgery, or treating eating disorders considered - ANS Step 4 What step of the stepped-care model are low-fat diets implemented - ANS Step 1 What step of the stepped-care model are commercial weight-loss diets implemented - ANS Step 2 What step of the stepped-care model can the health coach step in for lifestyle change through education, support, and structure - ANS Step 1 What indicates a positive CVD risk factor for cholesterol - ANS LDL / 130 or HDL 40 What indicates a positive CVD risk factor for blood glucose - ANS Fasting plasma glucose /100 but /125 What indicates a negative CVD risk factor (improves score) for HDL cholesterol - ANS /60 Moderate exercise is defined as - ANS 40-60% V02R (or 3-6 METs) The two main characteristics that are most important when setting small goals - ANS -Must be meaningful to the client -be within immediate reach What are the four aptitudes related to health improvement in the art of living - ANS -The ability to enjoy -The ability to choose -The ability to keep developing -The ability to see meaning Four personality types in the DISC model - ANS -Outgoing -Reserved -Task-oriented -People-oriented In the DISC model, people who talk about what they think or how things are done are typically which type of people - ANS Task-oriented In the DISC model, people who talk in terms of what they feel or how things seem to them are typically which type of people - ANS People-oriented Five waves of trust - ANS Self trust, organizational trust, societal trust, relationship trust, market trust Which wave of trust is more important for a client/health-coach relationship - ANS relationship trust The goal of cognitive coaching is to - ANS help the client move from an "absolutistic demanding" all-or-nothing type approach to a "full preference" that things might be different What tells us that as behaviors are strengthened, they are reinforced? - ANS The principle of operant conditioning Four primary types of social support: - ANS -Emotional -Tangible -Informational -Companionship