Advanced Questioning Techniques Flashcards
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Which question is an example of a 'future-pull' technique used in coaching?
Answer: 'What will your life look like one year from now if this is resolved?'
Future-pull questions draw the client's attention toward a desired future, creating motivational energy and clarifying direction.
When a client gives a very short, surface-level answer, the best follow-up technique is:
Answer: Use a deepening question such as 'Tell me more about that.'
Deepening questions invite elaboration without leading the client, allowing richer self-exploration to emerge naturally.
In the IAC framework, what distinguishes a coaching question from a consulting question?
Answer: Coaching questions draw out the client's own wisdom; consulting questions deliver expert knowledge
IAC coaching centers on evoking the client's own insights, whereas consulting transfers expert knowledge from advisor to client.
A client is catastrophizing about a future event. Which questioning strategy is most appropriate?
Answer: Ask 'What is the worst thing that could realistically happen, and how would you handle it?'
Grounding catastrophic thinking in realistic scenarios and coping resources reduces anxiety and builds the client's sense of agency.
What role does silence play after asking a powerful question in IAC coaching?
Answer: It gives the client essential processing time to reach deeper insights
Silence after a powerful question respects the client's cognitive and emotional processing, often allowing the most meaningful insights to surface.
Which of the following is a 'solution-focused' question commonly used in coaching?
Answer: 'When was a time this problem was less severe, and what was different?'
Solution-focused questions look for exceptions to the problem, surfacing resources and strategies the client has already demonstrated.
A client says, 'I need to figure out what I really want.' The most effective coaching response is:
Answer: 'What would it mean if you did know what you wanted?'
Asking what it would mean if they knew bypasses the stated block and often accesses the client's implicit knowledge about their desires.