Life Coach Quiz | Life Coach Certification Institute

1. 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

2. It is important for a coach to help clients to find a balance between ___ and _.

Push and pull

A comfortable pace and stretching outside of their comfort zone

Work and passion

Going too slow or too fast

3. 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

4. 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

5. Which of the following is NOT an ethical principle important to coaching?

Setting up a coaching agreement before sessions

No sexual relationships with clients

Keep client information confidential

Refuse service to people you don’t like

6. 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

7. Coaches need to help clients explore both their successes and_____?

Their family

Their work

Their areas for growth

Their childhood

8. 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

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

Appropriate and respectful

Outrageous and attention grabbing

Extreme and bold

Limited and simple

10. What should a coach focus on more than anything?

The story’s the clients tell

The client’s work life

The client’s family relationships

The client’s beliefs, thoughts, and perspectives

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