Life Coach Quiz | Life Coach Certification Institute

1. Why is respect of a client’s perspective important?

Helps the client know they’re speaking to a professional

Helps the client know that the coach is worth the money

Helps the client feel heart, understood, and empathized with

Helps the client feel as though their perspective on life is right

2. 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

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

Paraphrasing

Retelling

Reiteration

Rephrasing

4. A client comes to you who normally feels very positively about his career. He stated that his job is about to change and he is no longer going to be involved in pursuing his passions. The client states that he’s feeling really low and sad but stated that he wishes to talk about his work during today’s session. What’s the best way for you to proceed as the coach?

Ask the client to tell you all about his day

Tell the client what you agreed to work on a specific goal in the last session and that this is inflexible

Discuss with the client what they’d like to get out of today’s session so that you’re both clear going forward

Give the client a lecture about the importance of passion in one’s career

5. 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

6. 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

7. What aspect of a coach is NOT important in their role as a coach and in life in general?

Honesty

Sincerity

Bluntness

Integrity

8. 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

9. When a client is discussing an issue but the coach suspects that there is more to the issue than the client is saying, what should the coach do?

Give the client an ultimatum “be honest with me, or I can’t be your coach”

Tell the client that you have problems with people who are dishonest

Tell the client what you think is going on

Ask the client if you can delve a little deeper into the issue explaining that you think there may be more to it than is currently being discussed

10. What of the following is NOT one of the main mistakes coaches can make with clients?

Focusing on goals

Being judgmental

Telling the client what to do

Expressing their disappointment with the client

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