Life Coach Quiz | Life Coach Certification Institute

1. Why would you ask a client “what’s stopped you from making these changes in the past?”

To question their integrity

To point out their laziness

To explore a client’s commitment and willingness to change

To explore how a client has failed in the past

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. A coach should not be focused on making sure that sessions focus on the client’s issues and not __________.

The client’s relationships

The client’s goals

The coach’s problems

The coach’s encouragement

6. 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

7. 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

8. What role should a coach take with a client when setting and prioritizing goals?

Co-creating goals with the client and facilitating the client’s self-discovery of goals

Critiquing client goals

Being hands off when the client establishes what they want to work on

Being the boss and telling the client what their goals should be

9. Awareness is important for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

Helps client see when they’re stuck in one way of perceiving the world

Helps clients see the difference between belief and facts

Helps clients notice their thoughts and behaviors

Helps clients see that their problems are everyone else’s fault

10. Which of the following is NOT considered a “parameter of coaching”?

Fees

How to schedule

Length of Session

Expectations

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