Life Coach Quiz | Life Coach Certification Institute

1. A client comes into a session with a coach and is telling the coach how excited they are about their new job. But their voice is quiet and sad sounding and their word choice doesn’t sound excited. What should the coach do?

Confront them about how the words and the behavior don’t match

Ask them what their problem is

Tell them that they should be more excited

Change the subject to something more interesting

2. A client comes into session and has not done any work on their goals from the following week. What is the coach’s responsibility?

To tell the client they did a good job

To get angry with the client

To confront the client about their lack of striving on their goals in supportive ways

To ignore the issue and continue the session as though the goals were never set the week before

3. Every coaching session should include ______________.

A coaching agreement

Review of the relevant research

A summary of what should be accomplished that day

Recognition of the client’s issues and their accomplishments

4. 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

5. A coach should not be focused on making sure that sessions focus on the client’s issues and not __________.

The client’s relationships

The client’s goals

The coach’s problems

The coach’s encouragement

6. 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

7. It’s important not to get caught up in the “content” of what clients communicate, but instead to focus on what?

Their breathing

Their appearance

Their facial expression

What underlies the words

8. Why is genuine concern about a client important?

Helps build trust

Helps coaches get more business

It helps the coach listen better

It reproduces relationships from the client’s past

9. ________________ type of language should be used with clients.

Appropriate and respectful

Outrageous and attention grabbing

Extreme and bold

Limited and simple

10. A coach’s ______________ helps client create coherent interpretations that help clients gain self-awareness.

Exercises

Integration of information

Thorough family history

Belief in change

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