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Life Coach Quiz
Practice Exam
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. You should help clients focus on their _______ with questions rather than staying stuck in the past.
Future goals
Word choice
Failures
Results
3. When a client brings in many different issues to the table, the coach should pick the topic that ________________.
The coach has most expertise in
That the client would like to start with
That seems like it would be easiest to solve
That the coach had just read an article about
4. Active listening is ______________.
Being fully present and completely attentive to what the client is saying
Doing activities while the client is speaking
Making sure to be an active participant in the discussion between coach and client
Getting excited when the client tells you good news
5. 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
6. Coaches should help client’s identify ways that they can continue ________ throughout life.
Believing
Joining
Learning
Relaxing
7. 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
8. A client comes into a session with a coach and is telling the coach how excited they are about their new job. But their voice is quiet and sad sounding and their word choice doesn’t sound excited. What should the coach do?
Confront them about how the words and the behavior don’t match
Ask them what their problem is
Tell them that they should be more excited
Change the subject to something more interesting
9. 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
10. 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
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