Question 1

Which of the following is caused by a reduction of blood flow to the brain?

Accepted Answer

A) Heart attack 
B) Diabetes 
C) Cancer 
D) Fainting 
A) Heart attack 
B) Diabetes 
C) Cancer 
D) Fainting D

Question 2

Which is not true of ergogenic aids?

Accepted Answer

A) Enhances athletic ability 
B) Often prescribed 
C) Taken regardless of presence or absence of deficiency 
D) Untested for safety or efficacy 
A) Enhances athletic ability 
B) Often prescribed 
C) Taken regardless of presence or absence of deficiency 
D) Untested for safety or efficacy B

Question 3

What are the five As of counseling a client who has experienced a lapse in exercise motivation in order to prevent it from getting worse and becoming a relapse or total collapse?

Accepted Answer

A) Address failures, assess motivation, advise changes, assist, arrange follow-up 
B) Address agenda, assess, admonish failings, advise improvement, appreciate improvement 
C) Address agenda, assess, advise, assist, arrange follow-up 
D) Agenda, assurance, advise, ask questions, advance the program 
A) Address failures, assess motivation, advise changes, assist, arrange follow-up 
B) Address agenda, assess, admonish failings, advise improvement, appreciate improvement 
C) Address agenda, assess, advise, assist, arrange follow-up 
D) Agenda, assurance, advise, ask questions, advance the program C

Question 4

What amount of energy deficiency must occur to lose one pound of body fat?

Accepted Answer

A) 1200kcal 
B) 1800kcal 
C) 2000kcal 
D) 3500kcal 
A) 1200kcal 
B) 1800kcal 
C) 2000kcal 
D) 3500kcal

Question 5

Which if the following can be described as the absence of all metabolic and biochemical risk factors associated with obesity?

Accepted Answer

A) Weight management 
B) Weight cycling 
C) Healthy LDL cholesterol levels 
D) Metabolic fitness 
A) Weight management 
B) Weight cycling 
C) Healthy LDL cholesterol levels 
D) Metabolic fitness

Question 6

Which of the following is a safe and effective way to reduce excess body fat and create a more healthy physique?

Accepted Answer

A) Spot reduction 
B) Vibrating belts 
C) Electrical stimulators 
D) Creating a caloric deficit 
A) Spot reduction 
B) Vibrating belts 
C) Electrical stimulators 
D) Creating a caloric deficit

Question 7

Which is not a technique of Motivational Interviewing?

Accepted Answer

A) Respecting a client's expertise regarding their own lives 
B) Focusing discussion on a client's personal motivation 
C) Searching for new reasons for your client to be motivated 
D) Acknowledging when your client expresses readiness to change 
A) Respecting a client's expertise regarding their own lives 
B) Focusing discussion on a client's personal motivation 
C) Searching for new reasons for your client to be motivated 
D) Acknowledging when your client expresses readiness to change

Question 8

When a client fails to do at-home exercises, which is not an appropriate response?

Accepted Answer

A) Accept the client's shortcomings with positivity 
B) Ask what obstacles are preventing the client from exercising 
C) Remove them as your client 
D) Remind the client that they must do better if they want to make progress 
A) Accept the client's shortcomings with positivity 
B) Ask what obstacles are preventing the client from exercising 
C) Remove them as your client 
D) Remind the client that they must do better if they want to make progress

Question 9

What occurs when a person's organs do not receive enough oxygen?

Accepted Answer

A) Heart attack 
B) High blood pressure 
C) Diabetes 
D) Shock 
A) Heart attack 
B) High blood pressure 
C) Diabetes 
D) Shock

Question 10

In what stage of motivational readiness is the client who participates in the CDC/ASCM recommended level of exercise for less than 6 months?

Accepted Answer

A) Precontemplation 
B) Contemplation 
C) Preparation 
D) Action 
A) Precontemplation 
B) Contemplation 
C) Preparation 
D) Action

Question 11

Which of the following is not a survey used to assess or measure levels of depression, hostility, or anxiety?

Accepted Answer

A) Herridge cardiopulmonary questionnaire 
B) Jenkins activity survey 
C) Cardiac depression scale 
D) Ferrans and Powers quality of life index 
A) Herridge cardiopulmonary questionnaire 
B) Jenkins activity survey 
C) Cardiac depression scale 
D) Ferrans and Powers quality of life index

Question 12

What test demonstrates the ability of the client to stabilize their entire body in the prone position and test the mobility of the shoulder girdle?

Accepted Answer

A) Sit-up test 
B) Bridge test 
C) Push-up test 
D) None of the above 
A) Sit-up test 
B) Bridge test 
C) Push-up test 
D) None of the above

Question 13

Which of the following is not a primary determining factor for sweat rate?

Accepted Answer

A) Acclimation 
B) Ambient temperature 
C) Fitness 
D) Hydration 
A) Acclimation 
B) Ambient temperature 
C) Fitness 
D) Hydration

Question 14

What is the basic functional unit of a protein?

Accepted Answer

A) Amino acid 
B) Monosaccharide 
C) Polypeptide 
D) Whey 
A) Amino acid 
B) Monosaccharide 
C) Polypeptide 
D) Whey

Question 15

How behaviors and choices relate to health by considering costs and benefits is known as what model?

Accepted Answer

A) Transtheoretical Model of Health Behavior Change 
B) Health Belief Model 
C) Relapse and Prevention Model 
D) Reinforcement Model 
A) Transtheoretical Model of Health Behavior Change 
B) Health Belief Model 
C) Relapse and Prevention Model 
D) Reinforcement Model

Question 16

Hormonal imbalances connected with long-term, intense training in female athletes, which results in amenorrhea, has been associated with what abnormal effects?

Accepted Answer

A) Lower circulating hormone levels and decreased bone density resulting in osteoporosis 
B) Increased chances of obesity later in life 
C) Infertility 
D) Increased level of gonadotropin-releasing hormone 
A) Lower circulating hormone levels and decreased bone density resulting in osteoporosis 
B) Increased chances of obesity later in life 
C) Infertility 
D) Increased level of gonadotropin-releasing hormone

Question 17

Which is not an appropriate mindfulness exercise to engage in during a training session?

Accepted Answer

A) Asking questions 
B) Encouraging use of loud music 
C) Facing your client 
D) Maintaining eye contact 
A) Asking questions 
B) Encouraging use of loud music 
C) Facing your client 
D) Maintaining eye contact

Question 18

During the swim assessment, if the client doesn't have the ability to maintain contact with the wall, this could be the result of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Inflexible calves 
B) Inflexible hip flexors 
C) Weak abdominals 
D) Inflexible pectorals 
A) Inflexible calves 
B) Inflexible hip flexors 
C) Weak abdominals 
D) Inflexible pectorals

Question 19

How much energy is contained in a gram of protein?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 kcal 
B) 4 kcal 
C) 8 kcal 
D) 10 kcal 
A) 2 kcal 
B) 4 kcal 
C) 8 kcal 
D) 10 kcal

Question 20

What is one way to encourage a participant to find time and enjoyment from exercise by eliminating barriers to maintaining an exercise program?

Accepted Answer

A) Teach problem solving techniques that remove perceived barriers 
B) Highlighting the benefits of exercise 
C) Assessing self-efficacy 
D) Showing how to observe successes vicariously 
A) Teach problem solving techniques that remove perceived barriers 
B) Highlighting the benefits of exercise 
C) Assessing self-efficacy 
D) Showing how to observe successes vicariously

Which of the following is caused by a reduction of blood flow to the brain?

Which is not true of ergogenic aids?

What are the five As of counseling a client who has experienced a lapse in exercise motivation in order to prevent it from getting worse and becoming a relapse or total collapse?

What amount of energy deficiency must occur to lose one pound of body fat?

Which if the following can be described as the absence of all metabolic and biochemical risk factors associated with obesity?

Which of the following is a safe and effective way to reduce excess body fat and create a more healthy physique?

Which is not a technique of Motivational Interviewing?

When a client fails to do at-home exercises, which is not an appropriate response?

What occurs when a person's organs do not receive enough oxygen?

In what stage of motivational readiness is the client who participates in the CDC/ASCM recommended level of exercise for less than 6 months?

Which of the following is not a survey used to assess or measure levels of depression, hostility, or anxiety?

What test demonstrates the ability of the client to stabilize their entire body in the prone position and test the mobility of the shoulder girdle?

Which of the following is not a primary determining factor for sweat rate?

What is the basic functional unit of a protein?

How behaviors and choices relate to health by considering costs and benefits is known as what model?

Hormonal imbalances connected with long-term, intense training in female athletes, which results in amenorrhea, has been associated with what abnormal effects?

Which is not an appropriate mindfulness exercise to engage in during a training session?

During the swim assessment, if the client doesn't have the ability to maintain contact with the wall, this could be the result of which of the following?

How much energy is contained in a gram of protein?

What is one way to encourage a participant to find time and enjoyment from exercise by eliminating barriers to maintaining an exercise program?

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Which of the following is caused by a reduction of blood flow to the brain?

Which is not true of ergogenic aids?

What are the five As of counseling a client who has experienced a lapse in exercise motivation in order to prevent it from getting worse and becoming a relapse or total collapse?

What amount of energy deficiency must occur to lose one pound of body fat?

Which if the following can be described as the absence of all metabolic and biochemical risk factors associated with obesity?

Which of the following is a safe and effective way to reduce excess body fat and create a more healthy physique?

Which is not a technique of Motivational Interviewing?

When a client fails to do at-home exercises, which is not an appropriate response?

What occurs when a person's organs do not receive enough oxygen?

In what stage of motivational readiness is the client who participates in the CDC/ASCM recommended level of exercise for less than 6 months?

Which of the following is not a survey used to assess or measure levels of depression, hostility, or anxiety?

What test demonstrates the ability of the client to stabilize their entire body in the prone position and test the mobility of the shoulder girdle?

Which of the following is not a primary determining factor for sweat rate?

What is the basic functional unit of a protein?

How behaviors and choices relate to health by considering costs and benefits is known as what model?

Hormonal imbalances connected with long-term, intense training in female athletes, which results in amenorrhea, has been associated with what abnormal effects?

Which is not an appropriate mindfulness exercise to engage in during a training session?

During the swim assessment, if the client doesn't have the ability to maintain contact with the wall, this could be the result of which of the following?

How much energy is contained in a gram of protein?

What is one way to encourage a participant to find time and enjoyment from exercise by eliminating barriers to maintaining an exercise program?

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