Positive Psychology & Strengths-Based Coaching Flashcards
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The primary distinction between a strengths-based coaching approach and a deficit-based approach is:
Answer: Strengths-based coaching focuses on leveraging existing capabilities rather than fixing weaknesses
Strengths-based coaching focuses on identifying and amplifying what clients do well, while deficit-based approaches center on identifying and correcting weaknesses or problems.
Solution-Focused Brief Coaching (SFBC) is characterized by which of the following techniques?
Answer: Using the 'miracle question' to help clients envision a preferred future
SFBC uses techniques like the 'miracle question' to help clients envision their ideal future and identify steps to move toward it, rather than analyzing problem history.
In positive psychology coaching, helping a client identify their 'meaning and purpose' primarily involves:
Answer: Exploring what activities create a sense of significance and contribution
Helping clients find meaning and purpose involves exploring activities, roles, and values that create a sense of significance, contribution, and connection to something larger than oneself.
In coaching, positive reinforcement is most effective when it is:
Answer: Specific, immediate, and directly tied to the desired behavior
Research on behavioral reinforcement shows that feedback is most effective when it is specific, immediate, and clearly connected to the behavior being reinforced.
Mental imagery and visualization techniques in coaching are most commonly used to:
Answer: Build confidence and mentally rehearse successful performance
Visualization techniques help clients mentally rehearse successful outcomes, build confidence, and prime the mind for achieving desired goals.
Values clarification in coaching helps clients primarily by:
Answer: Identifying core values to guide decision-making and goal setting
Values clarification helps clients identify what is most important to them, providing a foundation for making aligned decisions and setting intrinsically motivating goals.
Emotional regulation strategies in strengths-based coaching most typically involve:
Answer: Building awareness of emotional triggers and developing healthy coping responses
Effective emotional regulation in coaching involves increasing awareness of emotional triggers and developing healthy, adaptive coping strategies rather than suppressing emotions.