Wellness Assessment Instruments Flashcards
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The Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) is used in wellness coaching to assess a client's level of:
Answer: Dispositional mindfulness — present-moment attention in daily life
The MAAS measures dispositional mindfulness — an individual's tendency to be attentive and aware of present-moment experience in daily life — across a single-factor scale.
In wellness assessment, 'criterion-related validity' is established when an instrument:
Answer: Correlates with another established measure of the same or related construct
Criterion-related validity is demonstrated when a new assessment correlates with an established 'gold standard' or external criterion measure of the same construct.
Which statement BEST describes the ethical use of wellness assessments in holistic coaching?
Answer: Coaches should use only assessments within their scope of training and competence
Coaches must operate within their scope of practice and only use tools they are trained to administer, interpret, and integrate appropriately in a coaching context.
The Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP-II) is designed to measure behaviors across which major categories?
Answer: Health responsibility, physical activity, nutrition, spiritual growth, interpersonal relations, and stress management
The HPLP-II assesses six lifestyle behavior dimensions: health responsibility, physical activity, nutrition, spiritual growth, interpersonal relations, and stress management.
A holistic coach wants to assess a client's sense of meaning and purpose in life. Which instrument would be MOST appropriate?
Answer: The Purpose in Life (PIL) Test
The Purpose in Life (PIL) Test, developed by James Crumbaugh and Leonard Maholick, assesses the degree to which individuals experience a sense of meaning and purpose, rooted in Viktor Frankl's logotherapy.
When a wellness coach uses a 'strengths-based' approach to assessment interpretation, the coach prioritizes:
Answer: Highlighting existing wellness strengths as resources for building in weaker areas
A strengths-based approach uses identified strengths as leverage and resources to support growth in other areas, aligning with positive psychology and empowerment coaching principles.
Social desirability bias in wellness self-report assessments refers to the tendency of clients to:
Answer: Answer questions in ways they believe are socially acceptable rather than truthfully
Social desirability bias occurs when respondents present themselves in a favorable light, answering what they believe is expected rather than their true experience, potentially distorting assessment results.