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A client who has been training for 6 months has recently moved farther from the fitness facility. Which barrier should she be preparing to overcome?
Convenience
Lack of time
Ambivalence
Lack of social support ✔✔Convenience
Which behavior change technique allows individuals to identify external triggers that lead them to behave in certain ways?
Self-monitoring
Action planning
Enlisting social support
Coping planning ✔✔Self-monitoring
What stage of change is a person in if they are planning on exercising within the next 6 months?
Maintenance
Contemplation
Action
Precontemplation ✔✔Contemplation
The intensity and direction of someone's effort describes which of the following?
Motivation
Ambition
Initiative
Aspiration ✔✔Motivation
Not having someone to exercise with would be an example of which type of barrier?
Lack of social support
Lack of motivation
Lack of enjoyment
Lack of energy ✔✔Lack of time
Empathy is best described as?
Providing instrumental support to an individual
Listening to a client but not providing any support
The ability to identify with how another person feels
Being positive and outgoing during training sessions ✔✔The ability to identify with how another
person feels
Which of the following is a question that may provoke resistance?
What makes you think you are not at risk?
What might you want to change?
If you decided to make a change, what might you do?
What might work for you? ✔✔What makes you think you are not at risk?
The impact that family members, peers, or coworkers have over someone's decision to exercise describes which of the following terms?
Group influence
Health influence
Peer pressure
Societal influence ✔✔Group influence
What might a Certified Personal Trainer do for someone in the precontemplation stage of change?
Help them identify barriers to exercise
Provide them with education and knowledge
Encourage them to make plans to exercise
Tell them to exercise with a friend ✔✔Provide them with education and knowledge
Which source of social support has been shown to be particularly important for older adults?
The community
Help the client determine her barriers, and talk through strategies to overcome them.
Refund the remaining sessions and actively search for a new client. ✔✔Help the client determine
her barriers, and talk through strategies to overcome them.
What is the difference between open-ended and closed-ended questions?
Closed-ended is asked in private; open-ended is not.
Open-ended allows for elaboration, while closed-ended allows for one-word answers.
Closed-ended allows for elaboration, while open-ended allows for one-word answers.
Open-ended is asked by the trainer; closed-ended is asked by the client. ✔✔Open-ended allows
for elaboration, while closed-ended allows for one-word answers.
When it comes to barriers to exercise, which statement is correct?
It is impossible to ever fully overcome all barriers.
Barriers to exercise are often cited by people who are sedentary or infrequently active.
All individuals have "lack of time" as a barrier.
Barriers never change; therefore, individuals need to focus on motives. ✔✔Barriers to exercise
are often cited by people who are sedentary or infrequently active.
Which of the following most closely resembles a SMART goal?
I want to lose 20 pounds in the next month.
I want to lose weight.
I want to lose 20 pounds over the next 8 months.
I want to lose 20 pounds. ✔✔I want to lose 20 pounds over the next 8 months.
The number of sidewalks available in a community is an example of which of the following?
The manufactured environment
A construct that captures motivational factors that influence behavior
The degree to which a person has a favorable or unfavorable evaluation of a behavior ✔✔The
degree to which a person has a favorable or unfavorable evaluation of a behavior
Which communication technique allows the fitness professional to show appreciation of a client's strengths?
Transitional summaries
Affirmations
Collecting summaries
Reflections ✔✔Affirmations
Which type of motivation would be characterized by a client who enjoys the process of becoming more fit?
Achievement motivation
Affiliation motivation
Intrinsic motivation
Extrinsic motivation ✔✔Intrinsic motivation
A new client has indicated that they are exercising due to advice from their physician, but they are generally amotivated. What would be the best choice for the personal trainer in their initial meeting?
Start establishing an emotional support system.
Establish short- and long-term goals.
Inquire further about what their motives are for participating.
Create a plan for overcoming barriers. ✔✔Inquire further about what their motives are for
participating.
At which stage of change are self-efficacy levels generally the highest?
Precontemplation
Contemplation
Maintenance
Preparation ✔✔Maintenance
A client wants to improve their mile time. Which of the following is an outcome goal?
I want to run outside.
I want to run in the morning before work.
I want to run 3 times per week.
I want to run a 6-minute mile. ✔✔I want to run a 6-minute mile.
What type of communication includes posture, hand gestures, proximity to others, and facial expressions?
Reflective listening
Motivational interviewing
Verbal communication
Nonverbal communication ✔✔Nonverbal communication
If a Certified Personal Trainer helps a client make an action plan to enhance their confidence that they can exercise on their own, what determinant of behavior are they targeting?
Intention
Self-efficacy
Outcome expectations
Attitudes ✔✔Self-efficacy
Which type of support is the most common provided by a fitness professional?
Emotional support
Instrumental support
Companionship support
Informational support ✔✔Informational support
Which of the following is a question that may promote change?
What makes you think that you're not at risk?
What might you want to change?
Why can't you make this change to your schedule?
Why don't you just do this? ✔✔What might you want to change?
Determinants
Self-efficacy
Behavior change techniques ✔✔Determinants
If a client is using social media to find inspiration, information, or support for their fitness endeavors, it would be an example of which social construct?
Social pressure
Social connections
Social influence
Social ambivalence ✔✔Social influence
When a Certified Personal Trainer wants to enhance a client's self-efficacy by breaking down exercises or goals into easier-to-achieve tasks, what behavior change technique are they using?
Set specific tasks
Experience mastery
Provide instructions
Verbal persuasion ✔✔Set specific tasks
Social support is best described by which statement?
Providing counseling sessions with clients who exhibit signs of depression
Rearranging a schedule to accommodate a client's availability
The intentional things that people do to assist others to achieve a specific behavior
Posting on social media about the recent successes of clients ✔✔The intentional things that
people do to assist others to achieve a specific behavior
Which of the following is an open-ended question?
What has prevented you from reaching your goals in the past?
Have you experienced barriers to reaching your goals?
Did you exercise this week?
Positive self-talk ✔✔Appearance imagery
A client wants to improve their deadlift. Which of the following is an outcome goal?
I want to deadlift once per week.
I want to deadlift 300 pounds.
I want to lift 3 times per week.
I want to deadlift after work. ✔✔I want to deadlift 300 pounds.
What type of imagery involves focusing on exercise form?
Appearance imagery
Energy imagery
Technique imagery
Cognitive fusion ✔✔Technique imagery
A Certified Personal Trainer has been listening to a client's goals. After the client is done speaking, the trainer restates the goals back to the client. What best describes the approach the trainer is using?
Active listening
Nonverbal communication
Motivational interviewing
Reflective listening ✔✔Reflective listening
When it comes to exercise, older adults find which of the following to be the most motivating?
Health and well-being
Being a part of a social group
Improved physical appearance
Competition with others ✔✔Health and well-being
A client is asked to record what exercises they perform, how much they eat, and how much they sleep. Which of these strategies is the client using?
