ACSM ACSM Certifications 010-111 Questions & Answers

• Question 221:

  What is the initial American College of Sports Medicine risk stratification of a 57 year old female client who has a blood pressure of 150/70 mm Hg and a total serum cholesterol of 240 mg/dL (6.2 mmol/L)?

  A. No risk

  B. Low risk

  C. Moderate risk

  D. High risk

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 222:

  What risk stratification would physician supervision be recommended during exercise testing?

  A. Low risk, max testing

  B. Low risk, submax testing

  C. Moderate risk, submax testing D. High risk, submax testing

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 223:

  What does waist to hip ratio assess?

  A. Frame size

  B. Weight relative to height

  C. Distribution of body weight

  D. The amount of subcutaneous fat

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 224:

  Your new client is a 42 year old male who is a stock broker. His health history revealed the following: total cholesterol 185 mg/dL (4.7 mmol/L) , HDL 32 mg/dL (0.8 mmol/L), LDL 110 mg/dL (2.8 mmol/L), resting blood pressure 138/80 mm Hg, waist circumference 98 centimeters. What is his initial risk stratification?

  A. Low risk

  B. Moderate risk

  C. High risk

  D. Only a physician can determine this clients risk stratification

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 225:

  An individual participates regularly in his workplace fitness program because he earns a discount on his health insurance premium for doing so. For this individual, the discount is an example of ________ .

  A. Relapse prevention

  B. Intrinsic motivation

  C. Self-monitoring.

  D. Extrinsic motivation

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 226:

  Which of the following terms finish the acronym SMART with respect to goal setting: Specific, Measurable, Attainable __________ and ____________.

  A. Realistic, Tried

  B. Related, Tried

  C. Realistic, Time-anchored

  D. Related, Time-anchored

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 227:

  Which of the following theories addresses the human need to explain why things happen in an attempt to gain control or increase predictability?

  A. Motivation

  B. Attribution

  C. Transfer

  D. Retention

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 228:

  Case study: After demonstrating a variety of weight training exercises to a new client, you ask if she has any questions. The client does not have any questions even though you observe her performing an exercise with improper form.

  After re-teaching the exercise, you should then reframe your questions to be more specific in order to __________________________.

  A. check for safety

  B. demonstrate their mistake

  C. demonstrate your knowledge

  D. check for understanding

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 229:

  The acronym IDEA includes which of the following steps to solve a problem?

  A. Identifying the client's response

  B. Developing a list of solutions

  C. Evaluating the client's response

  D. Analyzing the consequences

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 230:

  Your client is telling you about his progress during the past week. You do not quite understand what the client is trying to convey. You restate what the client just told you and ask him/her if that is correct. Which of the following terms define the communication strategy described in the above scenario?

  A. advising

  B. reflecting

  C. probing

  D. diverting

  Correct Answer: B