NBHWC National Board of Health & Wellness Coaching Exam Bundle

A 40-year-old man speaks with the coach on the phone as part of a lifestyle management program to decrease his stress. During today's session, the client sets a goal of practicing relaxation exercises that consist of deep breathing, light stretching, and visualization for at least 15 minutes daily....

The readiness to change ruler is a self-report scale from 0 to 10 that helps a coach gage when a client might be ready to change. Which of the following questions would be best for someone who answers in the middle (e.g. a 5 or a 6)? (Muth, pg. 49) A. What might put the mark a little higher on th...

The readiness to change ruler is a self-report scale from 0 to 10 that helps a coach gage when a client might be ready to change. Which of the following questions would be best for someone who answers in the middle (e.g. a 5 or a 6)? (Muth, pg. 49) A. What might put the mark a little higher on th...

Practice Question #219: A 39-year old man comes to his coach for their 4th session. The man is working on reducing the amount of sugar that he eats. Client: I get so irritable when I don't have sugar. Coach: Giving up sugar is causing some unpleasant side effects. Client: Yeah, I knew it was...

4 Central components of MI - Acceptance, compassion, evocation, partnership Activation language - mobilizing change talk towards action, falls short of commitment language. ie. Ready, willing, considering Acceptance - Coach communicates self-worth, accurate empathy, affirmation, and a...

A 26-year-old man comes to the coach's office for his ninth weekly session. He was diagnosed with metabolic syndrome 7 months ago. He has been working earnestly on his goal to decrease his BMI from 32 kg/m2 to less than 27 kg/m2. He made steady progress in the first 7 weeks, but his weight has pla...

A 48 year-old, female client is on her fifth coaching session and has made some progress toward her goal to eat a serving of fruit and a serving of vegetables every day at work for lunch. She indicated that she does struggle the most whenever her co-workers go out to lunch because she either has to ...

systolic blood pressure - the upper number in the fraction that measures blood pressure, indicating pressure on the walls of the arteries when the heart contracts diastolic blood pressure - the lower number in the fraction that measures the pressure in your arteries when your heart rests be...

self-determination theory (SDT) - represents a broad framework for the study of human motivation and personality. self-determination theory (SDT) - articulates a meta theory for framing motivational studies, a formal theory that defines intrinsic and varied extrinsic sources of motivation, ...

Four phases of a coaching program Prospect Start-up Ongoing sessions Program close/wrap up Coach preparation prior to the session reviews materials eliminates distractions takes time to become mindful and present Competencies associated with session preparation Coach is c...

Definition of Self-Care - Taking care of oneself on all levels; a way of living that incorporates behaviors that enable one to maintain personal health and balance, replenish energy and motivation, and grow as a person. Definition of Burnout - The extinction of motivation or incentive, espe...

FPG stands for - Fasting Plasma Glucose/Fasting Blood Sugar A1C levels - Normal: below 5.7% Prediabetes: 5.7 to 6.4% Diabetes: 6.5% or above A1C definition - Glycated Hemoglobin FPG levels - Normal <100mg/dl Pre-diabetes 100-125 mg/dL Diabetes >126mg/dl Oral Glucose...

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) A federal agency that conducts and supports health promotion, prevention and preparedness activities in the United States with the goal of improving overall public health. (Evidence-based website) Healthy People 2020 A set of disease prevention ...

FPG stands for - Fasting Plasma Glucose FPG is also referred to as - Fasting Blood Sugar A1C levels - Normal: below 5.7% Prediabetes: 5.7 to 6.4% Diabetes: 6.5% or above A1C definition - Glycated Hemoglobin FPG levels - Normal <100mg/dl Pre-diabetes 100-125 mg/dL Di...