CBC Behavioral Care 2

Question 1

A patient six months post-sleeve gastrectomy reports eating small amounts of food continuously throughout the day when stressed. Which maladaptive eating pattern does this describe?

Accepted Answer

Grazing

Answer

Grazing is the repeated consumption of small amounts of food over extended periods, a common post-surgical maladaptive pattern often triggered by emotion.

Question 2

In motivational interviewing with a bariatric patient ambivalent about exercise, which counselor response best exemplifies reflective listening?

Accepted Answer

"It sounds like part of you wants to be more active, but you're worried about joint pain."

Answer

Reflective listening mirrors the patient's own ambivalence without judgment, a core motivational interviewing skill.

Question 3

Which behavioral strategy involves a patient recording everything they eat, along with hunger levels and emotions, to identify eating triggers?

Accepted Answer

Self-monitoring

Answer

Self-monitoring through food and mood journals is a foundational behavioral technique for building awareness of eating triggers.

Question 4

A bariatric counselor notices a post-operative patient has replaced compulsive eating with excessive alcohol use. This phenomenon is best described as:

Accepted Answer

Addiction transfer

Answer

Addiction transfer (cross-addiction) occurs when one compulsive behavior is substituted for another, and alcohol risk is elevated after bariatric surgery.

Question 5

Which cognitive distortion is a patient displaying when they say, "I ate one cookie, so my whole diet is ruined and I might as well quit"?

Accepted Answer

All-or-nothing thinking

Answer

All-or-nothing (dichotomous) thinking frames a single lapse as total failure, a distortion strongly linked to diet abandonment.

(CBC) Certified Bariatric Counselor Practice Test

(CBC) Certified Bariatric Counselor Practice Test

CBC Behavioral Care 2