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