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Health Behavior Change

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  • You must score 70% or better to pass this test.
  • Select one answer for each question.
  • Review your selections before submitting the test for grading.

NoteThis course was revised and updated on November 4, 2025. If you printed test questions from the previous version of this course, you will find that some questions in your printed version differ from the test below.

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1. Which action would a healthcare professional take to be an effective change agent?

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2. Which focus is emphasized when planning patient change using an outcome-driven approach?

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3. Which stage of the transtheoretical model (stages of change) is characterized by attaining and keeping up with the desired behavioral change for at least six months?

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4. Which theory or model of change takes into account past experiences to influence expectations, which shape engaging in a behavior?

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5. Which action by the clinician is least likely to motivate a patient to change?

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6. As part of motivational interviewing, which technique emphasizes that patients are able to change their lives on their own?

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7. Which communication technique summarizes the patient’s message into the clinician’s own words in an abbreviated form?


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