MBG Health Coach Exam
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1. What is the key goal of a health coach?: to evoke a client's own inner health coach
2. Because health coaching is currently an unlicensed profession, what is MOST
important for each health coach practicing today?: to walk the talk by getting certified and
upholding the standards and ethics to advance the profession
3. What came first in the history of health coaching?: Maslow's Hierarchy of needs and
client-centered approach
4. If you have multiple credentials for working with clients/ patients on their
health journey, how should you proceed?: inform client/ patient when you have your health coach
hat on and when you have other hats on
5. What is out of scope for a health coach?: prescribing, diagnosing, and interpreting lab results
6. As a health coach, how much of each client session should be dedicated to
education around nutrition, even when from widely recognized sources?: less
than 25%
7. What is NOT one of the foundations of health coaching?
Listening mindfully
Holding clients accountable for progress
Providing expert guidance and opinions
Motivating and nurturing change: providing expert guidance and opinions
8. In the client health journey driving example shared to illustrate our role as
health coaches, what is the correct role for us to play as coaches?: sit in the passenger
seat and provide guidance & support for the client as they learn how to drive to their destination
9. What are the five self-observation skills each coach must cultivate?: listening,
clarifying, reflecting, nurturing, motivating
10. What is a health coach's scope?: To work with individuals and groups in a client focused manner to
guide and empower the client to develop/ achieve self-determined goals related to health and wellness
11. What is the social cognitive theory?: - theory of behavior change that emphasizes interactions
between people and their environment
- social factors, observational learning and environmental factors can influence your beliefs
12. What are 3 factors that determine human behavior and effect self-efficacy?-
: Personal factors
- what clients believe/ feel about their own capabilities
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Behavioral factors
- what clients actually experience and accomplish
Environmental factors
- support networks, mentors, role models
13. What can coaches do to help with the factors that effect self-efficacy?: Persona
factors
- we can work with clients on their beliefs about themselves/ what they are capable of
Behavioral
- we can help to install experiences of accomplishing a goal that is hard but meaningful that they perceive is within
their capacity
Environmental
- we can role model healthy living, provide support, inquire and help clients build own support networks
14. What role does self-determination theory play in coaching?: is the key to coaching
helps the clients sustain the changes they wanted to get the most out of life
helps clients be nurtured from the inside out
15. (T/F) Social Cognitive theory deals with a client's perspective of their capaci-
ty.: True. Social cognitive theory asserts that humans learn within a social context, and human behavior is determined
by personal factors, environmental factors, and behavioral factors.
16. (T/F) Reframing a client's past successes helps a client overcome it and
improve self-efficacy: False. Coaches can reframe setbacks/ challenges as opportunities for learning and
growth.
17. (T/F) Pre-contemplation is when the client is willing to take action in the next
6 months.: False. Pre-contemplation is where the client is not ready/ not thinking about change.
"I can't" / "I won't" / cons outweigh pros
18. What is the biggest leap a client makes in the transtheoretical model of
change?: from precontemplation to contemplation
19. When is the client in the contemplation stage?: when the pros of change = the cons of
change
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20. "What is some of the resistance to making this change?" is a great open-end-
ed question in which stage?: Pre-contemplation. Exploring the cons of change is just as important as
exploring the pros in this stage, so that the client is made more aware of the problem
21. A 50 yr old woman meets her coach for the first session, and tells the coach,
"My doctor suggested I meet with you because my blood sugar is creeping up...
but everything is normal right now. I am approaching borderline diabetes. I
might have some family history with diabetes, so that is something I know I
have to work on soon. I thought I better start understanding health coaching
and see what it can do for me." What stage of change is this client in?: Contempla-
tion.
This is the "I may" stage. The clients are considering a change and intend to take action within the next 6 months.
22. If the client is not yet ready to change at all, which open ended question
would be best?: What would have to happen that would signal you that it is time to start thinking about
changing?
23. Coach: "Patricia, I hear you saying that fitness is your top priority, and yet
you haven't found time to exercise in the past 3 weeks." What technique is the
coach using?: Double-sided reflection.
This reflects both sides of an argument that may be taking place within a client. The coach reminds them there is a part
of them that wants to exercise more and another part arguing there is no time
24. The readiness to change ruler is a 1-10 scale to indicate when a client might
be ready to change. If the client answers in the middle with a 5, which of the
following questions is best?: What might move the mark from a 5 to a 6?
25. The confidence to change ruler is a 1-10 scale to indicate how confident a
client is that they can achieve a goal. If the client answers 7 and above what
does this mean? If they answer below 7, what should you do?: 7+ = achievable goal
<7 = goal needs to be tweaked so client is more likely to be successful.
26. The importance of change ruler is a 1-10 scale to indicate how important the
goal or vision is to the client. If a client answers above 5, what would you follow
up with? If a client answers with a 5 or below, what would you follow up with?: 5+
= "Why did you choose 8 and not 7?"
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1. What is the key goal of a health coach?: to evoke a client's own inner health coach
2. Because health coaching is currently an unlicensed profession, what is MOST
important for each health coach practicing today?: to walk the talk by getting certified and
upholding the standards and ethics to advance the profession
3. What came first in the history of health coaching?: Maslow's Hierarchy of needs and
client-centered approach
4. If you have multiple credentials for working with clients/ patients on their
health journey, how should you proceed?: inform client/ patient when you have your health coach
hat on and when you have other hats on
5. What is out of scope for a health coach?: prescribing, diagnosing, and interpreting lab results
6. As a health coach, how much of each client session should be dedicated to
education around nutrition, even when from widely recognized sources?: less
than 25%
7. What is NOT one of the foundations of health coaching?
Listening mindfully
Holding clients accountable for progress
Providing expert guidance and opinions
Motivating and nurturing change: providing expert guidance and opinions
8. In the client health journey driving example shared to illustrate our role as
health coaches, what is the correct role for us to play as coaches?: sit in the passenger
seat and provide guidance & support for the client as they learn how to drive to their destination
9. What are the five self-observation skills each coach must cultivate?: listening,
clarifying, reflecting, nurturing, motivating
10. What is a health coach's scope?: To work with individuals and groups in a client focused manner to
guide and empower the client to develop/ achieve self-determined goals related to health and wellness
11. What is the social cognitive theory?: - theory of behavior change that emphasizes interactions
between people and their environment
- social factors, observational learning and environmental factors can influence your beliefs
12. What are 3 factors that determine human behavior and effect self-efficacy?-
: Personal factors
- what clients believe/ feel about their own capabilities
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Behavioral factors
- what clients actually experience and accomplish
Environmental factors
- support networks, mentors, role models
13. What can coaches do to help with the factors that effect self-efficacy?: Persona
factors
- we can work with clients on their beliefs about themselves/ what they are capable of
Behavioral
- we can help to install experiences of accomplishing a goal that is hard but meaningful that they perceive is within
their capacity
Environmental
- we can role model healthy living, provide support, inquire and help clients build own support networks
14. What role does self-determination theory play in coaching?: is the key to coaching
helps the clients sustain the changes they wanted to get the most out of life
helps clients be nurtured from the inside out
15. (T/F) Social Cognitive theory deals with a client's perspective of their capaci-
ty.: True. Social cognitive theory asserts that humans learn within a social context, and human behavior is determined
by personal factors, environmental factors, and behavioral factors.
16. (T/F) Reframing a client's past successes helps a client overcome it and
improve self-efficacy: False. Coaches can reframe setbacks/ challenges as opportunities for learning and
growth.
17. (T/F) Pre-contemplation is when the client is willing to take action in the next
6 months.: False. Pre-contemplation is where the client is not ready/ not thinking about change.
"I can't" / "I won't" / cons outweigh pros
18. What is the biggest leap a client makes in the transtheoretical model of
change?: from precontemplation to contemplation
19. When is the client in the contemplation stage?: when the pros of change = the cons of
change
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20. "What is some of the resistance to making this change?" is a great open-end-
ed question in which stage?: Pre-contemplation. Exploring the cons of change is just as important as
exploring the pros in this stage, so that the client is made more aware of the problem
21. A 50 yr old woman meets her coach for the first session, and tells the coach,
"My doctor suggested I meet with you because my blood sugar is creeping up...
but everything is normal right now. I am approaching borderline diabetes. I
might have some family history with diabetes, so that is something I know I
have to work on soon. I thought I better start understanding health coaching
and see what it can do for me." What stage of change is this client in?: Contempla-
tion.
This is the "I may" stage. The clients are considering a change and intend to take action within the next 6 months.
22. If the client is not yet ready to change at all, which open ended question
would be best?: What would have to happen that would signal you that it is time to start thinking about
changing?
23. Coach: "Patricia, I hear you saying that fitness is your top priority, and yet
you haven't found time to exercise in the past 3 weeks." What technique is the
coach using?: Double-sided reflection.
This reflects both sides of an argument that may be taking place within a client. The coach reminds them there is a part
of them that wants to exercise more and another part arguing there is no time
24. The readiness to change ruler is a 1-10 scale to indicate when a client might
be ready to change. If the client answers in the middle with a 5, which of the
following questions is best?: What might move the mark from a 5 to a 6?
25. The confidence to change ruler is a 1-10 scale to indicate how confident a
client is that they can achieve a goal. If the client answers 7 and above what
does this mean? If they answer below 7, what should you do?: 7+ = achievable goal
<7 = goal needs to be tweaked so client is more likely to be successful.
26. The importance of change ruler is a 1-10 scale to indicate how important the
goal or vision is to the client. If a client answers above 5, what would you follow
up with? If a client answers with a 5 or below, what would you follow up with?: 5+
= "Why did you choose 8 and not 7?"
