Life Coach Quiz | Life Coach Certification Institute

1. Coaches should focus on what type of goals?

Long term goals only

Specific goals that the client brings to each session only

A balance between long term goals and session specific goals

The coach should not focus on goals

2. Why would you ask a client “what’s stopped you from making these changes in the past?”

To question their integrity

To point out their laziness

To explore a client’s commitment and willingness to change

To explore how a client has failed in the past

3. A client shares a story about everything that’s going wrong in her life. The coach reflects that it sounds like she feels frustrated and tired and feels like no one cares about her. What is this an example of?

Belief in the client

Accountability for actions

Pulling out the main points and concerns of the client

Examining the client’s family dynamic

4. It’s important for a coach to have _____to give a client space to express themselves.

Doubt and questioning

Confrontation and debate

Empathy and acceptance

Excitement and laughter

5. A coach states in their marketing materials that they provide every client they’ve ever seen with 100% resolution of all problems in their life. What’s the problem with this statement?

It’s unethical because the coach is using marketing. No coach should market their services

It’s unethical because the coach used statistics to back up their claims in their marketing. No coach should use statistics

It’s unethical because it’s dishonest. No coach can offer resolution to all problems

It’s unethical because the coach discusses the progress of their other clients. No coach should refer to the success of previous clients

6. Paying attention to body language, tone, pitch, and volume in coaching is ________.

Unnecessary

A lot of work

Repetitive with what they’re saying

Revealing of a deeper level of client communication

7. Coaches should help client’s identify ways that they can continue ________ throughout life.

Believing

Joining

Learning

Relaxing

8. What of the following is NOT a listening technique?

Paraphrasing

Retelling

Reiteration

Rephrasing

9. What is the difference between a coach and psychotherapist?

A coach and a psychotherapist are the same thing

Coaches deal with mental illness, psychotherapists do not

Psychotherapists focus on mental illness, coaches do not

Coaches dislike psychotherapy

10. Which of the following is NOT an expectation of a coach?

Active listening

To establish trust

To always have the answers

To be empathetic

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