Life Coach Quiz | Life Coach Certification Institute

1. 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

2. 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

3. A coach has just gone through a divorce and is feeling down and unmotivated. The coach recognizes this. What should they do?

Take measures to protect their clients by taking breaks and referring clients to other coaches

To stop returning their clients phone calls

To keep up with their commitments and keep seeing their clients

To talk to other coaches about how bad they feel

4. 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

5. _________________ help clients understand concepts with greater depth and sophistication?

Personal stories

In depth explanations

Metaphors and analogies

Fables and fairytales

6. A client comes in with an issue and during the session comes up with several new ideas for how they can approach this issue. What should the coach do?

Ignore their ideas

Tell the client that although they could follow their own ideas that they should really do what the coach says

Integrate the client’s ideas with the coaches ideas to co-create solutions

Stop problem solving and focus on the problem

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. 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

9. What role should a coach take with a client when setting and prioritizing goals?

Co-creating goals with the client and facilitating the client’s self-discovery of goals

Critiquing client goals

Being hands off when the client establishes what they want to work on

Being the boss and telling the client what their goals should be

10. It’s important for clients to utilize ______ in session so that they can get immediate feedback and support.

Information

Goals

Time management

Behavioral strategies

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