Question 1

Which of the following tools can clients use to deal with difficult issues related to dietary behavior change?

Accepted Answer

A)  Goal setting 
B)  Journaling 
C)  Countering 
D)  Role-playing 
E)  DASH food plan 
A)  Goal setting 
B)  Journaling 
C)  Countering 
D)  Role-playing 
E)  DASH food plan D

Question 2

How can clients use mental imagery for developing new behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clients can set SMART goals and plan to carry out the goal during the actual scenario. 
B)  Clients can act out a scenario with the nutrition counselor to practice how the actual scenario may go. 
C)  Clients can imagine themselves thinking, feeling, and behaving in precisely the way they would like to in the actual situation. 
D)  Clients can talk through an anticipated experience, identify as many contingencies as possible, and then decide on the best response to employ. 
E)  Clients can imagine the anticipated results of changing a behavior. 
A)  Clients can set SMART goals and plan to carry out the goal during the actual scenario. 
B)  Clients can act out a scenario with the nutrition counselor to practice how the actual scenario may go. 
C)  Clients can imagine themselves thinking, feeling, and behaving in precisely the way they would like to in the actual situation. 
D)  Clients can talk through an anticipated experience, identify as many contingencies as possible, and then decide on the best response to employ. 
E)  Clients can imagine the anticipated results of changing a behavior. C

Question 3

Which of the following are true of stress?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individuals find eating healthy to be extremely stressful. 
B)  Individuals find exercising to be somewhat stressful. 
C)  Stress rarely leads to overeating. 
D)  Stress often leads to healthy eating patterns. 
E)  Individuals have different perceptions of what is stressful. 
A)  Individuals find eating healthy to be extremely stressful. 
B)  Individuals find exercising to be somewhat stressful. 
C)  Stress rarely leads to overeating. 
D)  Stress often leads to healthy eating patterns. 
E)  Individuals have different perceptions of what is stressful. E

Question 4

How can a nutrition counselor evaluate his or her counseling effectiveness?

Accepted Answer

A)  If a client loses weight, it signifies that the counselor was effective. 
B)  If the client adheres to the recommended goals, it signifies that the counselor was effective. 
C)  Counselors can use a checklist to compare what they did to their counseling plan. 
D)  Nutrition counselors are only required to evaluate their clients. 
E)  The counselor can compare the client's pre- and post-weights and lab values. 
A)  If a client loses weight, it signifies that the counselor was effective. 
B)  If the client adheres to the recommended goals, it signifies that the counselor was effective. 
C)  Counselors can use a checklist to compare what they did to their counseling plan. 
D)  Nutrition counselors are only required to evaluate their clients. 
E)  The counselor can compare the client's pre- and post-weights and lab values.

Question 5

Why is social support essential for clients to make behavior change last?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social support can prevent clients from engaging in positive dietary behavior changes. 
B)  Social support can serve as encouragement and emotional support to help clients sustain dietary behavior changes. 
C)  Social support can prevent clients from making and sustaining dietary behavior changes. 
D)  Social support can encourage clients to eat high-fat, high-sodium meals and sustain this dietary behavior change. 
E)  Social support can encourage clients to dispel positive feelings and sustain dietary behavior changes. 
A)  Social support can prevent clients from engaging in positive dietary behavior changes. 
B)  Social support can serve as encouragement and emotional support to help clients sustain dietary behavior changes. 
C)  Social support can prevent clients from making and sustaining dietary behavior changes. 
D)  Social support can encourage clients to eat high-fat, high-sodium meals and sustain this dietary behavior change. 
E)  Social support can encourage clients to dispel positive feelings and sustain dietary behavior changes.

Question 6

Traveling, snacking, and eating out are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  unhealthy behaviors. 
B)  apparently irrelevant decisions. 
C)  urges and cravings. 
D)  high-risk situations. 
E)  physiological focuses. 
A)  unhealthy behaviors. 
B)  apparently irrelevant decisions. 
C)  urges and cravings. 
D)  high-risk situations. 
E)  physiological focuses.

Question 7

How can nutrition counselors increase a client's self-efficacy during relapse prevention counseling?

Accepted Answer

Nutrition counselors can increase a clie

Question 8

Your client recently disclosed that she has depression and this negatively affects her eating behaviors. She said she "has it all under control" and still wants to come to nutrition counseling and improve her nutrition. However, she continually cites her mental health as the primary reason for nonadherence. What would you say to this client?

Accepted Answer

A)  Are you sure you have your depression under control? It seems like it is still affecting your eating behaviors. 
B)  Have you thought about taking medicine for your depression? I think it might help you feel better. Then you can focus on setting nutrition-related goals. 
C)  I would recommend following MyPlate. It is a flexible plan, and you should still be able to follow it even when you are feeling depressed. 
D)  It sounds like your depression is interfering with your nutrition goals. Have you even thought about meeting with a psychotherapist to address your depression? 
E)  Do you think there are other reasons you aren't sticking to your goals? You look fine to me. 
A)  Are you sure you have your depression under control? It seems like it is still affecting your eating behaviors. 
B)  Have you thought about taking medicine for your depression? I think it might help you feel better. Then you can focus on setting nutrition-related goals. 
C)  I would recommend following MyPlate. It is a flexible plan, and you should still be able to follow it even when you are feeling depressed. 
D)  It sounds like your depression is interfering with your nutrition goals. Have you even thought about meeting with a psychotherapist to address your depression? 
E)  Do you think there are other reasons you aren't sticking to your goals? You look fine to me.

Question 9

High-risk situations, a person's lack of coping skills, overly positive outcome expectancies, and a negative reaction to a lapse are all categorized as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Immediate determinants 
B)  Covert antecedents 
C)  Apparently irrelevant decisions 
D)  Cognition 
E)  Urges and cravings 
A)  Immediate determinants 
B)  Covert antecedents 
C)  Apparently irrelevant decisions 
D)  Cognition 
E)  Urges and cravings

Question 10

How can nutrition counselors end a counseling relationship?

Accepted Answer

A counseling relationship can end for a

Question 11

Why is it important for nutrition counselors to evaluate their effectiveness, and how can counselor effectiveness be evaluated?

Accepted Answer

It is important for nutrition counselors

Question 12

What is mindful eating, and how can this strategy be used to improve eating behaviors?

Accepted Answer

Mindful eating, similar to intuitive eat

Question 13

Which of the following are true of sleep and sleep counseling?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nutrition counselors should refer clients to sleep specialists if they suspect sleep hygiene issues. 
B)  Sleep quality and duration have an effect on weight and health. 
C)  Most U.S. adults get seven to eight hours of sleep each night. 
D)  It is a myth that alcohol and caffeine can effect sleep habits. 
E)    Inadequate sleep is associated with healthy body weights. 
A)  Nutrition counselors should refer clients to sleep specialists if they suspect sleep hygiene issues. 
B)  Sleep quality and duration have an effect on weight and health. 
C)  Most U.S. adults get seven to eight hours of sleep each night. 
D)  It is a myth that alcohol and caffeine can effect sleep habits. 
E)    Inadequate sleep is associated with healthy body weights.

Question 14

Increases in blood sugar can be an indicator of stress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Some factors that precede a relapse are not obvious and are referred to as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Covert antecedents 
B)  High-risk situations 
C)  Immediate determinants 
D)  Social pressures 
E)  Positive outcome expectancies 
A)  Covert antecedents 
B)  High-risk situations 
C)  Immediate determinants 
D)  Social pressures 
E)  Positive outcome expectancies

Question 16

Why should nutrition counselors assess sleep habits during the nutrition assessment?

Accepted Answer

Nutrition counselors should assess sleep

Question 17

How can social disclosure affect behavior change among clients?

Accepted Answer

The evidence suggests disclosure of beha

Question 18

How can significant others support clients to sustain positive nutrition-related behavior changes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Significant others can keep candy and cookies in the house. 
B)  Significant others can agree to go out to eat for burgers and fries every Friday. 
C)  Significant others can agree to exercise with the client three times per week. 
D)  Significant others can nag clients when they are not meeting their nutrition-related goals. 
E)  Significant others can hide their snack foods in the house, so the client is not tempted to eat them. 
A)  Significant others can keep candy and cookies in the house. 
B)  Significant others can agree to go out to eat for burgers and fries every Friday. 
C)  Significant others can agree to exercise with the client three times per week. 
D)  Significant others can nag clients when they are not meeting their nutrition-related goals. 
E)  Significant others can hide their snack foods in the house, so the client is not tempted to eat them.

Question 19

Which of the following is the first step in stress management counseling?

Accepted Answer

A)  Provide client with community resource options related to stress management. 
B)  Discuss methods and resources for stress reduction. 
C)  Explain the reactions individuals can have to stress. 
D)  Investigate what is causing stress among your client. 
E)  Explain the impact of stress on food behaviors. 
A)  Provide client with community resource options related to stress management. 
B)  Discuss methods and resources for stress reduction. 
C)  Explain the reactions individuals can have to stress. 
D)  Investigate what is causing stress among your client. 
E)  Explain the impact of stress on food behaviors.

Question 20

Your client reported she ate chicken fingers, French fries, and a margarita when she went out to dinner with friends because everyone else was eating fried foods and margaritas. She expressed she is really upset because she has been "doing so well." What is likely the reason your client ate chicken fingers, French fries, and a margarita instead of grilled chicken, a sweet potato, green beans, and an unsweet iced tea?

Accepted Answer

A)  Negative emotional state 
B)  Positive emotional state 
C)  Interpersonal conflict 
D)  Social pressures 
E)  Stress level 
A)  Negative emotional state 
B)  Positive emotional state 
C)  Interpersonal conflict 
D)  Social pressures 
E)  Stress level

Which of the following tools can clients use to deal with difficult issues related to dietary behavior change?

How can clients use mental imagery for developing new behaviors?

Which of the following are true of stress?

How can a nutrition counselor evaluate his or her counseling effectiveness?

Why is social support essential for clients to make behavior change last?

Traveling, snacking, and eating out are examples of

How can nutrition counselors increase a client's self-efficacy during relapse prevention counseling?

High-risk situations, a person's lack of coping skills, overly positive outcome expectancies, and a negative reaction to a lapse are all categorized as which of the following?

How can nutrition counselors end a counseling relationship?

Why is it important for nutrition counselors to evaluate their effectiveness, and how can counselor effectiveness be evaluated?

What is mindful eating, and how can this strategy be used to improve eating behaviors?

Which of the following are true of sleep and sleep counseling?

Increases in blood sugar can be an indicator of stress.

Some factors that precede a relapse are not obvious and are referred to as which of the following?

Why should nutrition counselors assess sleep habits during the nutrition assessment?

How can social disclosure affect behavior change among clients?

How can significant others support clients to sustain positive nutrition-related behavior changes?

Which of the following is the first step in stress management counseling?

Preparing to Meet Your Clients

Frameworks for Understanding and Attaining Behavior Change

Communication Essentials

Meeting Your Client: The Counseling Interview

Developing a Nutrition Care Plan: Putting It All Together

Promoting Change to Facilitate Self-Management

Physical Activity

Communication With Diverse Population Groups

Group Facilitation and Counseling

Keys to Successful Nutrition Education Interventions

Educational Strategies, Technology, and Evaluation

Professionalism and Final Issues

Guided Counseling Experience

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Exam 7: Making Behavior Change Last

Which of the following tools can clients use to deal with difficult issues related to dietary behavior change?

How can clients use mental imagery for developing new behaviors?

Which of the following are true of stress?

How can a nutrition counselor evaluate his or her counseling effectiveness?

Why is social support essential for clients to make behavior change last?

Traveling, snacking, and eating out are examples of

How can nutrition counselors increase a client's self-efficacy during relapse prevention counseling?

High-risk situations, a person's lack of coping skills, overly positive outcome expectancies, and a negative reaction to a lapse are all categorized as which of the following?

How can nutrition counselors end a counseling relationship?

Why is it important for nutrition counselors to evaluate their effectiveness, and how can counselor effectiveness be evaluated?

What is mindful eating, and how can this strategy be used to improve eating behaviors?

Which of the following are true of sleep and sleep counseling?

Increases in blood sugar can be an indicator of stress.

Some factors that precede a relapse are not obvious and are referred to as which of the following?

Why should nutrition counselors assess sleep habits during the nutrition assessment?

How can social disclosure affect behavior change among clients?

How can significant others support clients to sustain positive nutrition-related behavior changes?

Which of the following is the first step in stress management counseling?

Preparing to Meet Your Clients

Frameworks for Understanding and Attaining Behavior Change

Communication Essentials

Meeting Your Client: The Counseling Interview

Developing a Nutrition Care Plan: Putting It All Together

Promoting Change to Facilitate Self-Management

Physical Activity

Communication With Diverse Population Groups

Group Facilitation and Counseling

Keys to Successful Nutrition Education Interventions

Educational Strategies, Technology, and Evaluation

Professionalism and Final Issues

Guided Counseling Experience

Filters