ACE Personal Trainer - Chapter 3

Which of the following should be developed early in the client-personal trainer relationship in order to build a strong foundation?

Rapport

During a recent phone conversation with a potential new client who is physically inactive, an ACE Certified Personal Trainer learns that he is only interested in learning about an exercise program because his physician said it was imperative to improve his health. Which of the following BEST identifies this client's stage of change?

Precontemplation

An ACE Certified Personal Trainer is working with a new client who has had a consistent exercise history. During the interview, the client explains that she enjoys all types of exercise and loves the way a workout makes her feel. Which of the following BEST describes this client's motivation?

Autonomous Motivation

Which of the following is the BEST example of a process goal?

Making it to the fitness facility three times a week.

A client has been working with a personal trainer consistently for six months but is now starting to become inconsistent with training due to family demands. Which of the following might BEST assist the client?

Collaborate with the client on what to do when these demands occur

An ACE Certified Personal Trainer is working with a client who is weighing the pros and cons of beginning an exercise program. Which of the following might BEST evoke change talk?

Using an importance ruler

An ACE Certified Personal Trainer is working with a client who is weighing the pros and cons of beginning an exercise program. Which of the following might BEST evoke change talk?

Help the client set up a mobile app to track physical activity

Which of the following BEST reflects a client overgeneralizing?

"Even when I exercise regularly, I never seem to lose weight and reach my goals."

Which of the following is an environmental factor that serves as a potential determinant for physical activity?

Social support

A client states that although she values physical activity, she will need to terminate training due to a lack of time. Which of the following suggestions would be BEST for the ACE Certified Personal Trainer to offer?

Offer more time-efficient training sessions like reduced-exertion high-intensity interval training

Which of the following strategies would be BEST to use with a client in the preparation stage?

Assist the client in identifying social support and establishing goals

A new client states that he is not interested in a muscular-training program due to a fear of intense muscle soreness. An ACE Certified Personal Trainer creates a muscular-training program at a low intensity to avoid muscle soreness. Which of the following BEST describes the type of operant conditioning used by the trainer?

Negative reinforcement

Which of the following is the BEST example of a client using stimulus control to when adopting a new behavior?

Keeping a bag with workout gear in the car

Which of the following types of client is MOST likely to exhibit positive health behaviors?

A client with internal locus of control

Which of the following will MOST strongly influence a client's current self-efficacy levels?

Past performance experiences

An ACE Certified Personal Trainer receives a call from an individual who is inquiring about training in the gym, which she has never done previously. She seems very apprehensive and nervous, stating that she knows she needs to be more active but is not sure training is right for her. Based on this scenario, which of the following BEST represents the caller's stage of change?

Contemplation

What is the MOST effective approach for an ACE Certified Personal Trainer to take when using the decisional balance technique?

Use a decisional balance worksheet in conjunction with communication and observation skills

According to the health belief model, which of the following refers to people's perceptions of how likely they are to develop an illness?

Perceived susceptibility

Which of the following is BEST categorized as a demographic variable?

Age

A client explains that he recently started taking his dog out for a walk after dinner instead of his usual after-dinner behavior of sitting on the couch and eating ice cream. Which of the following processes of change does this behavior BEST represent?

Counter-conditioning

An ACE Certified Personal Trainer is working with a long-term client who is in the maintenance stage of change. Which of the following goals would be BEST for this client?

Maintain interest and reduce risk for boredom

Which of the following is an important strategy for dealing with client lapses?

Discuss lapses with the client in advance

Which of the following BEST describes consciousness raising?

Finding and learning new facts, ideas, and tips that support healthy behavior change

The ACE Certified Personal Trainer asks a client to think about how he will feel when he reaches his goal of being able to walk a mile in under 20 minutes. Which of the following BEST describes the source of self-efficacy being used?

Imaginal experiences

Which of the following BEST describes the self-perception that a person can successfully perform a task?

Competence