Ace Health Coaching Exam

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4 Elements of the "Art of Living" related to Health Coaching

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1) Ability to Enjoy
2) Ability to Choose
3) Ability to keep developing
4) Ability to see meaning

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6 poor listening Habits with descriptions

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1) Faker: is typically not concentrating on speaker
2) Interrupter: too anxious to speak and shows little concern for speaker
3) Logical listener: rarely asks about underlying feelings/emotions attached to a message
4) Rebuttal maker: most concerned w/ getting the speaker to see another POV
5) Focus thief: uses the speaker's words as a way to get to his/her own message
6) Advice Giver: often doesn't let speaker articulate thoughts/feelings

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SWOT analysis can help the Health Coach turn ____________ into ________________ .

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perceived weaknesses; new opportunities

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A person who is people oriented and outgoing would fit into the ____________ quadrant of the DISC model.

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Inspiring

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DISC model and the 4 personality types

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Helps coaches quickly understand different personality styles of clients (people oriented, outgoing, task oriented and reserved).
Dominant= task oriented and outgoing
Inspiring= people oriented and outgoing
Supportive= people oriented and reserved
Cautious= task oriented and reserved

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Emotional intelligence - based on 4 factors

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ability to recognize one's own feelings as well as the feelings of others- based on self awareness, self regulation, social skills and empathy

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self awareness

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ability to recognize one's own emotions and understand the effect that they have on them- includes knowledge of personal strengths and weaknesses

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Self Regulation

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ability to control one's own impulses, manage emotions, act on resilience and follow through with commitments

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Empathy

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social awareness, ability to understand emotions, needs and concerns of others and pick up on emotional cues

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Social Skills

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ability to manage relationships, communicate clearly, inspire and influence others, work as a team and manage conflict

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Transtheoretical model of behavior change

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includes stages of readiness to change: pre-contemplation (no intent to change), contemplation (considering change), preparation (commitment to change increases), action (engaging in new activities), maintenance (engaged for 6+ months)

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Self-Efficacy

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One's perception of their ability to change or to perform specific behaviors; can increase as people move through stages of change

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Habit Strength

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psychological and physiological factors involved in behaviors the client wishes to change; can decrease as people move through stages of change

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Active Listening

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mode of listening in which listener is concerned about the content, intent and feelings of the message; builds trust and encourages positive problem solving in the client

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Four step process to confirm understanding

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1) use a confirming statement
2) summarize key facts
3) ask if your understanding is correct
4) clarify misunderstandings

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Extrinsic Motivation

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comes from external sources such as material or social rewards; linked with declarative self statements such as "I will stick to my food plan at the party this weekend"

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Intrinsic Motivation

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comes from an internal states of enjoyment and/or personal satisfaction; linked to interrogative self statements such as "will I stick to my food plan this weekend?"

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Extrinsic Motivation: The Prison Guard

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A prison guard can force prisoners to do what is necessary but without the guard, the prisoners would stop working immediately. Declarative forms of self talk are like the prison guard; they may work for a short while, but as soon as an "out" is presented, the motivation is gone.

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Declarative self statements ("I will stick to my nutritional plan this weekend") are linked to ______________ motivation

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Extrinsic

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Interrogative self statements ("will I avoid overeating this weekend?") are linked to _____________________ motivation

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Intrinsic

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Character based behaviors of high trust leaders

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1) Be honest
2) Demonstrate respect
3) Create transparency
4) Right wrongs
5) Show loyalty

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Competency based behaviors of high trust leaders

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1) Deliver Results
2) Get better
3) Confront reality
4) Clarify expectations
5) Practice accountability

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Character and Competency based behaviors

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1) Listen first
2) Keep commitments
3) Extend trust

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A client who has been engaged in a lifestyle for more than 6 months is in which stage of change?

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Maintenance

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which non verbal behavior often conveys curiosity?

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Tilting the head to the side

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A SWOT analysis is typically utilized to assess...

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one's self or an opportunity

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What concept is defined as "the demonstration of an attitude of caring"?

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Respect

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According to cognitive behavior therapy, what is the link between an activating event and the emotional and behavioral consequence of that action?

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The clients beliefs

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Motivational Interviewing is grounded in expressing ______________.

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Empathy

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Motivational Interviewing

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client-centered approach to assist clients with ambivalence to change

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What are the steps of the 7 step problem solving model?

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1) Problem Identification
2) Goal Selection
3) Generation of Alternatives
4) Consideration of Consequences
5) Decision Making
6) Implementation
7) Evaluation

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GROW Model

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Goal- define the goal as clearly as possible & evoke an emotional response
Reality- elicit specific details about the situation and context
Options- open ended questions facilitate creative thinking
What/how/When/how- focused questions get an agreement to specific actions and criteria for success in SMART goal language