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 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

3. A client comes into session and has not done any work on their goals from the following week. What is the coach’s responsibility?

To tell the client they did a good job

To get angry with the client

To confront the client about their lack of striving on their goals in supportive ways

To ignore the issue and continue the session as though the goals were never set the week before

4. It’s important for clients to utilize ______ in session so that they can get immediate feedback and support.

Information

Goals

Time management

Behavioral strategies

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

Knowledge and wisdom

Income

Action

Enjoyment

6. In what ways does a client communicate in sessions?

Word choice, mood, emotions, behaviors

Style, substance, and flair

Makeup and clothing

Finances, job, and family structure

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

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