Life Coach Quiz | Life Coach Certification Institute

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

Future goals

Word choice

Failures

Results

2. 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

3. It’s important for clients to utilize different sources of __________ to grow on all fronts.

Knowledge and wisdom

Income

Action

Enjoyment

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. A coach’s ______________ helps client create coherent interpretations that help clients gain self-awareness.

Exercises

Integration of information

Thorough family history

Belief in change

8. What of the following is NOT one of the main mistakes coaches can make with clients?

Focusing on goals

Being judgmental

Telling the client what to do

Expressing their disappointment with the client

9. 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

10. When the coach recognizes that there is a conflict of interest in the coaching relationship they should _______________.

Be open about it and discuss it with their client

Take notes about the conflict of interest

Discuss the conflict with their spouse

Stop seeing the client immediately

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