Life Coach Quiz | Life Coach Certification Institute

Personal stories

In depth explanations

Metaphors and analogies

Fables and fairytales

2. A coach comes home from work and tells their spouse all about how a client came in and is having an affair with his best friend’s wife. What ethical principle has the coach violated?

Confidentiality

Honesty

Conflict of Interest

Contradictory information

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

Believing

Joining

Learning

Relaxing

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. You should help clients focus on their _______ with questions rather than staying stuck in the past.

Future goals

Word choice

Failures

Results

6. 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

7. In what ways does a client communicate in sessions?

Word choice, mood, emotions, behaviors

Style, substance, and flair

Makeup and clothing

Finances, job, and family structure

8. 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

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. Why is clear communication so important in sessions with clients?

Makes clients feel important

Helps clients see the truth

Helps client respect coach

Maximizes positive impact in client’s life

Practice Exam

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