Task-Setting in Adlerian therapy involves:

• A. The client is given medication management tasks.
• B. The client is given various tasks to assume responsibility for their own lives, with a plan to increase social interest.
• C. The client is told to avoid action and wait.
• D. The client is only asked to reflect on thoughts.

Answer: (B)

Task-setting in Adlerian therapy is an action-oriented approach that gives clients concrete tasks to take responsibility for their lives and to expand their social interest. The therapist and client agree on tasks that are doable, purposeful, and aimed at benefiting others or the community, so the client experiences a sense of belonging and usefulness. This emphasis on stepping into action and increasing social connectedness is what makes this approach distinct.

Other options don’t fit Adlerian task-setting because they either rely on medical management (not part of Adlerian psychotherapy), promote passive waiting instead of active engagement, or focus solely on internal reflection without the behavioral and social-action components central to Adler’s method.