ISSA Transformation Specialist
Competence Exam Study Set Test.
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.
Competence Exam Study Set Test.
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.
