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ISSA Transformation Specialist Competence Exam study guideThe 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
, ISSA Transformation Specialist Competence Exam study guide
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.
High mastery is associated with ___________________. - correct answer ✔ High
motivation.
Connecting actions to a deeper purpose ___________________. - correct answer
✔ Is associated with higher levels of motivation.
Asking your client what she intends to do ___________________. - correct
answer ✔ Is more powerful than telling her what to do.
A strong predicator of future change is ____________________. - correct answer
✔ Expressing commitment to change.
: Asking about small steps your client can take toward change is a way to
______________. - correct answer ✔ Increase her commitment to change
Expressing empathy __________________. - correct answer ✔ Evokes the client's
motivation rather than trying to instill it.
Mind power and success through mind conditioning only comes with
_______________. - correct answer ✔ a sustained and sincere effort
Which is NOT a key ingredient to an effective mind conditioning program? -
correct answer ✔ Extrinsic rewards
The first step to motivation and self-discipline is ________________. - correct
answer ✔ To define goals clearly and write them down
The key to mental conditioning is ______________________. - correct answer ✔
To make your new thoughts and new approach a habit
Intrinsic reward means __________________. - correct answer ✔ That achieving
your goal is a reward in and of itself
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