ISSA Transformation Specialist
Competence Exam Study Set questions
with correct answers
The strongest predicator of long lasting behavioral change is - correct answer -The relationship between
the personal trainer and the client.
: Inspiring change in the client begins with - correct answer -Understanding the client on a fundamental
level.
: Research by Prochaska and colleagues has shown that interventions to change behavior are
_______________ if they are "stage-matched," that is, "matched to each individual's stage of change". -
correct answer -More effective
Which is not a factor necessary for people to change - correct answer -Someone to hold them
accountable to change
People in the pre-contemplation stage - correct answer -Minimize the risks of not changing.
In the contemplation stage people weigh the benefits and risks of change - correct answer -Equally.
Assessing the stage of change can be helped with - correct answer -Open-ended questions.
People in the pre-contemplation stage can be helped by - correct answer -Shifting the decisional
balance.
People in the action stage can be helped by - correct answer -Commitment strategies
When in the maintenance stage, which is helpful - correct answer -Assessing and managing stressors.
, The goal of the motivational interviewing coach is to - correct answer -Expose the client's ambivalence.
Creating discrepancy through open-ended questions will - correct answer -Enhance motivation for
positive change.
Which is NOT an assumption of motivational interviewing? - correct answer -Change must begin from
outside the client.
Which is NOT a principle of motivational interviewing? - correct answer -Create accountability.
An empathic style ____________________. - correct answer -Listens rather than tells.
If you are NOT listening reflectively, but are instead imposing direction and judgment, you are
______________. - correct answer -Creating barriers between yourself and the client.
In uncovering ambivalence, the goal is to ________________________. - correct answer -Create a
discrepancy (a difference) between where a person is (their current lifestyle choices that include diet
and exercise) and where they would like to be (losing weight, exercising more, looking and feeling
better).
Which is NOT a strategy to deal with client resistance? - correct answer -Cornering.
: Summarizing consists of ___________________________. - correct answer -Distilling the essence of
what a client has expressed and communicating it back.
Scaling questions are a very effective way to draw the client's attention to ________________. - correct
answer -The processes that are influencing her behavior
Intrinsic interest is ___________________. - correct answer -An integral part of motivation.
The three key elements of motivation are ________________. - correct answer -Mastery, autonomy,
and purpose.
Competence Exam Study Set questions
with correct answers
The strongest predicator of long lasting behavioral change is - correct answer -The relationship between
the personal trainer and the client.
: Inspiring change in the client begins with - correct answer -Understanding the client on a fundamental
level.
: Research by Prochaska and colleagues has shown that interventions to change behavior are
_______________ if they are "stage-matched," that is, "matched to each individual's stage of change". -
correct answer -More effective
Which is not a factor necessary for people to change - correct answer -Someone to hold them
accountable to change
People in the pre-contemplation stage - correct answer -Minimize the risks of not changing.
In the contemplation stage people weigh the benefits and risks of change - correct answer -Equally.
Assessing the stage of change can be helped with - correct answer -Open-ended questions.
People in the pre-contemplation stage can be helped by - correct answer -Shifting the decisional
balance.
People in the action stage can be helped by - correct answer -Commitment strategies
When in the maintenance stage, which is helpful - correct answer -Assessing and managing stressors.
, The goal of the motivational interviewing coach is to - correct answer -Expose the client's ambivalence.
Creating discrepancy through open-ended questions will - correct answer -Enhance motivation for
positive change.
Which is NOT an assumption of motivational interviewing? - correct answer -Change must begin from
outside the client.
Which is NOT a principle of motivational interviewing? - correct answer -Create accountability.
An empathic style ____________________. - correct answer -Listens rather than tells.
If you are NOT listening reflectively, but are instead imposing direction and judgment, you are
______________. - correct answer -Creating barriers between yourself and the client.
In uncovering ambivalence, the goal is to ________________________. - correct answer -Create a
discrepancy (a difference) between where a person is (their current lifestyle choices that include diet
and exercise) and where they would like to be (losing weight, exercising more, looking and feeling
better).
Which is NOT a strategy to deal with client resistance? - correct answer -Cornering.
: Summarizing consists of ___________________________. - correct answer -Distilling the essence of
what a client has expressed and communicating it back.
Scaling questions are a very effective way to draw the client's attention to ________________. - correct
answer -The processes that are influencing her behavior
Intrinsic interest is ___________________. - correct answer -An integral part of motivation.
The three key elements of motivation are ________________. - correct answer -Mastery, autonomy,
and purpose.
