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EPPP Psychology

Category - Treatment, Intervention, Prevention, and Supervision

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Theodore Lidz, in the field of psychodynamic family therapy, identified two unhealthy types of marital relationships-marital schism and marital skew. Which of the following statements is NOT true about these two deviant relationships?
  1. Marital schism involves recurrent threats of separation.
  2. Marital skew meets the needs of one individual at the expenses of the needs of others.
  3. Marital skew lacks role reciprocity.
  4. Marital schism involves divisive battles between children of divorced parents.
Explanation
Answer: D - Marital schism is marked by chronic imbalance, recurring threats of separation, power struggles, and attempts to turn children against the other parent. However, this concept does not include children fighting between themselves as a result of divorce.
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