Confrontation in Adlerian Therapy is used to:

• A. To minimize client accountability.
• B. To remove client responsibility.
• C. To deliver interpretations to the client.
• D. Used to encourage client responsibility, presenting existing alternatives, taking responsibility for change, and considering time.

Answer: (D)

In Adlerian Therapy, confrontation is used to energize the client to take responsibility for their choices and to move toward change. By gently highlighting discrepancies between what the client says they want and what they actually do, the therapist invites the client to recognize that they are an active agent in shaping their life. This technique also brings attention to available alternatives and to the timing of change, helping the client see how current patterns can be altered in the near future. This fits Adler’s focus on purposeful behavior, personal responsibility, and the belief that people choose courses of action that fit their goals and lifestyle.

The other options miss this focus: confrontation isn’t about minimizing accountability or removing responsibility, and it isn’t primarily about delivering interpretations.