NBC-HWC Exam Fall 2024 Questions With Complete
Solutions
Practice Question #110:
A 55-year old male begins his 5th coaching session. He is
decided that one of his goals was to eat more healthfully while
he travels for work. He states that "eating healthy while
traveling is so much harder than trying to eat healthy while he is
at home."
Coach responds: Tell me about a time when you were traveling
for work where you were able to eat healthy.
What technique of appreciative inquiry 5-D cycle is the coach
demonstrating?
A. Define
B. Discover
C. Dream
D. Design
E. Destiny Correct Answer B. Discover
(Note - "AI has been removed from exam, but it's still an
important concept to read in the Moore book.")
Practice Question #112:
A 38-year old woman speaks with the coach on the phone for
her second session. The client has a goal to improve her sleep
habits to reduce her overall stress level. Prior to this session, she
took a strengths assessment. Her top five strengths were
fairness, creativity, integrity, humility, and humor. Her five
lowest categories were perseverance, hope, bravery, leadership,
and gratitude.
Which of the following is the most appropriate approach for this
client?
,A. Encourage the client to engage in a gratitude practice
B. Encourage the client to explore watching funny videos to
reduce her stress
C. Explore the client's strengths to find creative ways to meet
her goals
D. Suggest the client work on improving one of her lowest
categories Correct Answer C. Explore the client's strengths to
find creative ways to meet her goals
Practice Question #113:
Client: I really don't want to drink water. Water is so boring!
Coach: Yep. It is your choice. No one can make you drink
water.
In this scenario, the coach is demonstrating what skill?
A. Emphasizing self-efficacy
B. Emphasizing autonomy
C. Evoking change talk
D. Reframing Correct Answer B. Emphasizing autonomy
Practice Question #114:
Selma is a 48 year old woman who is chatting with her coach
during the third coaching session. She has stated several times "I
can't make weight loss work ever". She has conveyed that
weight loss has never worked for her several times and considers
it "pointless".
Coach: I really hear that you have tried weight loss many times
and feel it hasn't worked for you and you're just over it. I am not
here to force you to change. How would you feel if we spent
more time understanding you and your vision as it relates to
what is happening in your life right now?
,Based on the above scenario, it is most likely the client is in
what stage of change?
A. Pre-contemplation
B. Contemplation
C. Preparation
D. Action Correct Answer A. Pre-contemplation
Practice Question #115:
Brainstorming is a key skill in wellness coaching.
For brainstorming to be most effective which of the following
strategies are best?
A. Go slow, deliberate, and be thoughtful
B. Create 5 strong, detailed responses
C. Be bold, visual, and go for quantity
D. Have the client do 10 ideas, then coach Correct Answer C.
Be bold, visual, and go for quantity
Practice Question #116:
Your client Stuart is a 42 year old male that came to wellness
coaching to help reduce his stress. It is his second session and
the coach notices that Stuart has a waist circumference of 38
inches. according to his last healthcare visit paperwork. Which
classification of risk for heart attack or stroke is Stuart in?
a. Low risk
b. Intermediate risk
c. High risk
d. Very high risk Correct Answer b. Intermediate risk
Practice Question #117:
Lucia is a 62 year-old Latina woman who has a BMI of 24. She
has a sister with Type II diabetes and was diagnosed with pre-
, diabetes. Which of the choices below is NOT a risk factor for
Lucia for getting Type 2 Diabetes?
A. Age
B. BMI
C. Ethnicity
D. Sister with Type II Diabetes Correct Answer B. BMI
Practice Question #118:
F.A.S.T. is the acronym for recognizing signs and symptoms of
what?
a. Heart attack
b. Stroke
c. Concussion
d. Diabetic shock Correct Answer b. Stroke
Practice Question #119:
A client came to her 5th session describing how completely fed
up she is with her life. She describes being stressed,
overwhelmed, and completely exhausted. The coach responds
stating "in my last year of college I felt this same way; I totally
get what you are saying". The coach's response would be best
described as an example of what?
A. Unconditional positive regard
B. Rolling with resistance
C. Sympathy
D. Role modeling Correct Answer C. Sympathy
Practice Question #120:
A client came to her 3rd session telling her coach she is ready to
set some goals to "deal with her sweet tooth".
Coach: Where would you like to start?
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