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010-111 · Question #142
010-111 Question #142: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is B. Refer the client to a medical professional. Eating disorders fall outside the scope of practice for a fitness professional, making referral to a qualified medical or mental health professional the only appropriate response.
Question
What is your best course of action when you have evidence that one of your clients has an eating disorder?
Options
- AMonitor the client's diet as needed
- BRefer the client to a medical professional
- CPerform regular weigh-ins to monitor weight as needed
- DOffer nutritional and dietary education
Explanation
Eating disorders fall outside the scope of practice for a fitness professional, making referral to a qualified medical or mental health professional the only appropriate response.
Common mistakes.
- A. Monitoring diet is outside the clinical scope of a personal trainer and does not address the underlying psychological and medical complexity of an eating disorder.
- C. Regular weigh-ins could reinforce disordered behaviors and exacerbate the condition, making this response potentially harmful.
- D. Offering nutritional education does not constitute appropriate treatment for an eating disorder and falls outside the trainer's clinical authority.
Concept tested. Trainer scope of practice and client referral protocol
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