Life Coach Quiz | Life Coach Certification Institute

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

Belief in the client

Accountability for actions

Pulling out the main points and concerns of the client

Examining the client’s family dynamic

A coaching agreement

Review of the relevant research

A summary of what should be accomplished that day

Recognition of the client’s issues and their accomplishments

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?

Their family

Their work

Their areas for growth

Their childhood

Respect

Refuse

Refute

Ignore

Believing

Joining

Learning

Relaxing

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

Their breathing

Their appearance

Their facial expression

What underlies the words

Honesty

Sincerity

Bluntness

Integrity

Practice Exam

1. What is the difference between a coach and psychotherapist?

2. 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?

3. Every coaching session should include ______________.

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

5. Coaches need to help clients explore both their successes and_____?

6. A coach should _________ a client’s views, beliefs, and perceptions to build trust.

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

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?

9. It’s important not to get caught up in the “content” of what clients communicate, but instead to focus on what?

10. What aspect of a coach is NOT important in their role as a coach and in life in general?