ACE FINAL EXAM 517 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% Correct
time bound - element of SMART goal setting
Kinesthetic pathways - As you show your client a diagram of a hamstring stretch, your client begins
to perform the stretch without any prompting. This indicates that the client learns BEST through
Congruent - Interpersonal communication has the MOST powerful influence on a client when the
verbal and nonverbal cues are
10% verbal, 90% nonverbal - communication consists of behaviors that are approximately
rapport stage - initial stage of the personal trainer/client relationship
cognitive stage - stage of learning do participants seem variably uncoordinated and consistently
perform exercises incorrectly
Empathy, warmth, genuineness - Three critical ingredients to developing and maintaining a solid
rapport with a client are
attending/non verbal behavior - kneeling next to client and observing exercise
stages of client personal trainer relationship - rapport, investigation, planning, action
verbal behaviors - paraphrasing, probing, clarifying, questioning
planning stage - set goals
investigation stage - gather infor re: client's fitness level, goals, limitations
6 steps for program planning - set goals, generate alternatives, explore alternatives, make decisions,
formulate plan, evaluate the implementation
,SMART goals - specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, time bound
action stage - when training occurs
tell-show-do method - observe how skill is performed then perform it with trainer supervision
3 stages of learning - cognitive: first attempt to demo skill; associative: learned the basic and now
self-correcting; autonomous: skill is automatic and habitual without thinking; correct their own
errors
too much exercise - A hypoglycemic episode may be the result of
Side-lying - recovery position is BEST for a victim who is unconscious yet breathing
Identify any threats that need immediate attention - In a medical emergency, the purpose of a
primary assessment
automated external defibrillator (AED) - APortable device used to restore normal heart rhythms
7-10% - For every minute that goes by without defibrillation, the victim's chance of survival
decreases by
items personal trainer must always have on hand - first aid kit and telephone
vital organs req`uired to sustain life - heart, lungs, brain
ABC - CPR- airway, breathing, circulation
skills needed to determine the nature of an emergency - extract key info from victim & assess
victim's condition
,primary assessment - ABC - identify threats to life requiring immediate attention
secondary assessment - more thorough check once primary assessment is complete & help is on the
way
dyspnea - labored breathing
cyanosis - bluish discoloration around the lips and fingertips
basic first aid for respiratory difficulties - 1. stop activity; 2. ask about medical history; 3. administer
oxygen or inhaled meds; 4. administer mouth-to-mouth
steps to prevent asthma attack - longer warm up, shorter aerobic phase, inhaler before exercise,
take prescribed meds
angina - pain originating from the heart
syncope - fainting
heart attack first aid - stop activity, get comfortable, take meds, keep still, admin oxygen and CPR
hypoglycemia first aid - provide sugar (candy/fruit juice) & eat a meal
training regimen for diabetic - exercise with regular freq/intensity/duration; no insulin before
workout
treatment for heat cramps - drink electrolyte solution and massage the muscle(s); mildest form of
heat illness
treatment for heat exhaustion - rest, fluid replacement, apply water to skin then fan dry, get to a
cool place and apply cool compresses to groin/underarm/neck
, symptoms of heat stroke - temp 106 +; altered consciousness; dry skin due to lack of sweating
first aid for heat stroke - cool compresses to groin/underarm/neck; apply water to skin then fan
dry
ways to prevent heat illness - table salt, avoid training in heat and humidity, drink lots of water,
wear light clothing
first aid for seizure - protect from injury due to flailing; jaw thrust manuever
laceration - jagged cut caused by a blow
avulsion - forcible tearing of tissue from the body
hemorrhage first aid - compression and raise legs above the heart
sprain - torn ligaments
treatment of sprain - immobilize and RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation)
treatment of strain - RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation)
diseases transmitted through the blood - hepatitis (A, B, C, delta), syphillis, malaria, HIV (most
common)
scheduled times of reduced training - unique characteristic of periodization programs that
differentiate them from traditional training programs
less tissue trauma - Controlling the speed during strength training results in this