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WorksheetsACE CH 3 Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3hrs 20mins
Which of the following should be developed early in the client–personal trainer relationship in order to build a strong foundation?
Rapport
Action
Sympathy
Investigation
During a recent phone conversation with a potential new client who is physically inactive, you learn that they are only interested in learning about an exercise program because their physician said it was critical to improve their health.
Which of the following BEST identifies this client’s stage of change?
Contemplation
Precontemplation
Preparation
Action
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 they enjoy all types of exercise and loves the way a workout makes them feel.
Which of the following BEST describes this client’s motivation?
Controlled motivation
Associative motivation
Autonomous motivation
Extrinsic motivation
Which of the following is the BEST example of a process goal?
Making it to the fitness facility 3 times each week
Increasing lean body mass by 5%
Losing 4 pounds in a month
Achieving 10% weight loss in six weeks
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?
Reduce training to once a week and have the client sign an updated contract
Suggest time away from training until these demands are reduced
Discuss ways the client can convince their family that they must adhere to their workout plan
Collaborate with the client on what to do when these demands occur
Which of the following statements BEST represents the cognitive distortion of
“all-or-nothing thinking”?
“My spouse doesn’t think I’ll be able to run a half marathon.”
“Although I was diagnosed with high blood pressure three years ago, I feel fine.”
“I ruined my good streak by eating two cookies at lunch. I should just give up.”
“Of course, I would forget to pack my gym clothes. I’m such an idiot.”
An ACE Certified Personal Trainer is working with a client
who has been identified as being in the action stage.
Which of the following would MOST likely enhance the client’s success?
Help the client set up a mobile app to track physical activity
Listen effectively to the client’s concerns
Provide educational information
Express empathy to the client
Which of the following BEST reflects a client overgeneralizing?
“Even when I exercise regularly, I never seem to lose weight and reach my goals.”
“I’m a failure at weight loss, as I always ruin my diet by eating out on weekends.”
“Even if this workout routine gets me stronger, I’ll just slip back into my old routines, like I always do.”
“No one in my family thinks I’ll be able to stick with this exercise plan.”
Which of the following is an environmental factor that serves as a potential determinant for physical activity?
Health status
Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs
Social support
Intensity
A client states that although they value physical activity, they 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
Offer a break from training and an incentive discount to return to training
Offer a home workout plan the client should complete instead of training with you
Which of the following strategies would be BEST to use with a client in the preparation stage of change?
Identify and promote new, positive outcome expectations and boost self-confidence
Increase awareness of inevitable lapses and bolster self-efficacy in coping with lapses
Assist the client in identifying social support and establishing goals
A Personal Trainer creates a muscular-training program at a low intensity to avoid muscle soreness for a client who is apprehensive to begin due to a fear of intense muscle soreness.
Which of the following BEST describes the type of operant conditioning used by the trainer?
Negative reinforcement
Extinction
Punishment
Positive reinforcement
Which of the following is the BEST example of a client using stimulus control
when adopting a new behavior?
Keeping a bag with workout gear in the car
Planning a daily walking lunch break
Requesting a consistent work schedule on training days
Finding online workouts to supplement training sessions
Which of the following clients is MOST likely to exhibit positive health behaviors?
A client with a strong emotional state
A client with an internal locus of control
A client with strong willpower
A client with an external locus of control
Which of the following will MOST strongly influence
a client’s current self-efficacy levels?
Past performance experiences
Physiological state
Positive feedback from others
Mood state and emotional beliefs
An ACE Certified Personal Trainer receives a call from an individual who is inquiring about training in the gym, which they have never done previously. They seem very apprehensive and nervous, stating that they know they need to be more active but is not sure training is right for them.
Based on this scenario, which of the following BEST represents the caller’s stage of change?
Action
Contemplation
Preparation
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 benefits
Perceived barriers
Perceived susceptibility
Perceived seriousness
A client explains that they recently started taking their dog out for a walk after dinner instead of their 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?
Stimulus control
Counter-conditioning
Self-liberation
Consciousness raising
Which of the following is an important strategy for dealing with client lapses (failed adherence)?
Suggest a home exercise program
Suggest the client take time off when bored
Tell the client what to do when a lapse occurs
Discuss lapses with the client in advance
An ACE Certified Personal Trainer asks a client to think about how they will feel when they reach their 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
Emotional state
Mood appraisal
Vicarious experiences
