Life Coach Quiz | Life Coach Certification Institute

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. Which is an example of an open-ended question?

Did you have a good week?

Tell me more about what’s been going on for you this week?

How are you today?

I can’t believe how hard you’ve had it lately, can you?

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

Paraphrasing

Retelling

Reiteration

Rephrasing

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

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