NBC-HWC practice exam questions (C&S) and
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Practice Question #265:
A 49-year old man came to his 7th coaching session to continue to work with his coach on tobacco
cessation. The client is struggling to make any progress on his quit plan that his doctor and partner
helped him develop.
Client: I just can't seem to follow through. It just seems like smoking is a part of my life. It is what it is.
Coach: You are feeling like it's a part of you.
Client: Yeah it's been over 20 years ya know. My partner reminds me every morning why it's important
to quit. And at night we review the day together. Every. Single. Day.
Coach: It seems like you don't really want to do this and it's more about your partners wants and needs.
Which technique is the coach using to establish trust and rapport?
A. Under-promising and Over-delivering
B. Honestly sharing observations
C. Honoring confidentiality
D. Being humble in sharing advice - ✔✔B. Honestly sharing observations
Practice Question #264:
A 34-year old woman comes to coaching for her 6th session. The client is focused on trying to quit
smoking. She has smoked for 10 years and wants to quit for her girlfriend but has never tried before
until now. She has researched smoking cessation by reading several books on the topic and has been
seeing her coach for guidance.
,Client: I tried so hard this week not to smoke in the evening before bed because I thought this time a
day would be easiest. And in the books I read it often said this is a good place to begin the process of
quitting.
Coach: What did go well with choosing that time of day?
Client: Nothing much but I didn't smoke before bed on Tuesday.
Coach: You commitment to reading those books helped you discover one way you might
explore quitting and you were successful on Tuesday.
What skill is the coach demonstrating in their last statement?
A. Amplified reflection
B. Affirmations - ✔✔B. Affirmations
Practice Question #263:
A 59 year old man came to his fifth coaching session with his chronic pain coach. The coach asks his pain
level on a scale of 1-10 to assess his current pain level. The client indicates his pain is higher than
normal so they both agree to work through a process where the coach guides the client to focus on the
warmth he feels in different parts of his body and then focus on relaxing that part of the body. This
relaxation technique the coach is using is an example of which of the following techniques?
A. Guides imagery
B. Bio-feedback assisted relaxation
C. Progressive relaxation
D. Autogenic training - ✔✔D. Autogenic training
Practice Question #260:
A client comes to her third session with her coach ready to set some goals. The client indicates that she
wants to get back into running and wants to commit to running 3 days a week at 6am for 30 minutes for
the next 8 weeks and see how it goes.
Coach: "On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being not confident at all and 10 being very confident that you can meet
your goal of 3 6:00am runs per week, what number do you choose for yourself?"
Client: "7."
Coach: "Why did you choose a 7 and not a 5?"
Client: Because I used to run 5 days a week and it wasn't that long ago. I feel like I can easily get back in
it.
,The client's response is an example of which of the following?
A. Motivational Interviewing Spirit
B. Sustain Talk
C. Positive Psychology
D. Change Talk - ✔✔D. Change Talk
Practice Question #259:
A client comes to her first coaching session as a referral from her medical provider. In the referral, her
provider indicated some concerns. The client states "I am taking some sorta statin but not sure what for.
My provider confuses me sometimes. Why do I need a statin?"
Which of the following coach response is correct?
A. Statins improve your mental health.
B. Statins help lower your LDL cholesterol level.
C. Statins help lower your HDL cholesterol level.
D. Statins improve your hearts ability to function. - ✔✔B. Statins help lower your LDL cholesterol level.
Practice Question #258:
A client came to her first session, from their providers office, with a list of their biometrics.
LDL: 99 mg/dl
Waist-to-hip ratio: 0.70
Physical activity: yoga, 60-minutes 3x per week and running, 30-minutes 5x per week, strength
training 2x per week all major muscle groups.
Blood pressure: 132/72mmHg
A1C: 5.0%
The client was likely referred to the coach due to her blood pressure because it is in which of
the following categories according to the 2017 guidelines?
A. Optimal blood pressure
B. Low blood pressure
C. Elevated blood pressure
D. High blood pressure - ✔✔D. High blood pressure
, Practice Question #267:
A 48-year-old man comes to his second coaching session with the goal of improving his diet.
Specifically, he is trying to drink more water and eat more vegetables. He has indicated he struggles
with these two goals mainly during the week when he is working.
Client: At work I just love eating candy to keep me focused since I am in a cubicle.
Coach: Tell me more about how candy keeps you focused.
Client: I don't know if it's about keeping me focused or if it's just simply craving candy. I feel like I crave
it at least 3 times a day whether I am at work or home.
Coach: Do you think you are a sugar addict? Do you feel like you are addicted to sugar?
Client: I am not sure.
Which of the following traps of engagement did the coach fall into?
A. Labeling
B. Expert
C. Premature Focus
D. Question/Answer
E. Blaming - ✔✔A. Labeling
Practice Question #262:
A coach was invited to give a presentation to a group of medical providers. The coach is an NBC-HWC
and has a bachelor of science degree in health science. When asked what services the coach provides
the coach responded that they are able to help patients change their behaviors through motivational
interviewing, improve nutrition by focusing on macronutrient prescription, and improve fitness through
high-intensity interval training prescription.
Which of the following did the coach violate?
A. HIPAA
B. Code of Ethics
C. Job Task Analyses
D. Conflict of Interest - ✔✔B. Code of Ethics
Practice Question #257:
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