Question

c. social connections
d. social ambivalence

1. social support is best described by which statement?

a. the intentional things that people do to assist others to achieve a specific behavior
b. providing counseling sessions with clients who exhibit signs of depression
c. rearranging a schedule to accommodate a client’s availability
d. posting on social media about the recent successes of clients

1. empathy is best described as?

a. providing instrumental support to an individual
b. listening to a client but not providing any support
c. being positive and outgoing during training sessions
d. the ability to identify with how another person feels
empathy is defined as the ability to identify with another person’s feelings, attitudes, or thoughts.

1. which statement best demonstrates empathy?

a. if you spend more time in the gym, you will reach your goals faster.
b. i think you will feel healthier once you finally lose some weight.
c. i don’t understand why you think it’s so hard to do 30 minutes of cardio 3 times a week.
d. i know that finding time to exercise is hard. i struggle to get it done sometimes as well.

1. informational support would be provided by which example?

a. letting a client know they are not alone in the process of losing weight
b. teaching a client how many minutes of cardio they should be accumulating each day
c. working out alongside a client
d. holding the client accountable to lifting weights 3 days per week.

1. providing encouragement and being empathetic is an example of which type of social support?

a. informational support
b. emotional support
c. companionship support
d. instrumental support

1. which type of support describes the actions that a person takes to help another person engage in exercise?

a. companionship support
b. emotional support
c. instrumental support
d. informational support

Explanation:

• Question 27: Social support involves intentional actions to assist others. Option A best captures this essence as it describes the general concept of people doing things to help others achieve a behavior.
• Question 28: Empathy is the ability to identify with another's feelings, which is what Option D states.
• Question 29: Option D shows empathy as it acknowledges the struggle of finding time to exercise by relating it to one's own experience.
• Question 30: Informational support is about providing knowledge. Teaching a client about cardio - Option B - is an example of this.
• Question 31: Encouragement and empathy are aspects of emotional support, which is Option B.
• Question 32: Instrumental support involves actions to help someone engage in an activity like exercise, so Option C is correct.

Answer:

1. A. The intentional things that people do to assist others to achieve a specific behavior
2. D. The ability to identify with how another person feels
3. D. I know that finding time to exercise is hard. I struggle to get it done sometimes as well.
4. B. Teaching a client how many minutes of cardio they should be accumulating each day
5. B. Emotional support
6. C. Instrumental support