Life Coaching Life Coaching MCQ 4

Question 1

A client identifies 'financial freedom' as a value but spends impulsively. A coach would best address this by:

Accepted Answer

Exploring the gap between the stated value and current behavior

Answer

Coaches illuminate the gap between values and actions without judgment, inviting the client to reflect and choose differently.

Question 2

The ICF defines coaching as 'partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process.' The word 'partnering' implies:

Accepted Answer

An equal, collaborative relationship where the client leads

Answer

Partnering signals that the coach and client are equals — the coach facilitates while the client holds the agenda and final authority.

Question 3

Which technique involves the coach repeating back the client's exact words to signal deep listening?

Accepted Answer

Mirroring

Answer

Mirroring uses the client's own words verbatim to validate what was said and often prompts deeper reflection.

Question 4

In Motivational Interviewing-informed coaching, 'rolling with resistance' means:

Accepted Answer

Accepting and exploring resistance rather than confronting it

Answer

Rolling with resistance avoids confrontation; the coach reflects and explores ambivalence, which reduces defensiveness and opens change talk.

Question 5

A coach helps a client reframe 'I failed at my diet' as 'I gathered useful data about my triggers.' This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Cognitive reframing

Answer

Cognitive reframing shifts the meaning of an event from a fixed negative to a more empowering or growth-oriented perspective.

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