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Triangulation is a term in psychology most closely associated with the work of Murray Bowen known as family therapy.[1] Bowen considered a two-person emotional system to be unstable. He also observed that two people seem emotionally closer when excluding a third party. Bowen therefore theorized that under stress, couples gravitate towards third parties to create "triangles", with two of the members always being closest - although which two are "in", and which member is "out", may be constantly shifting.[2] In the family triangulation system, the third person can either be used as a substitute for direct communication or can be used as a messenger to carry the communication to the main party. Usually, this communication is an expressed dissatisfaction with the main party. For example, in a dysfunctional family in which there is alcoholism present, the non-drinking parent will go to a child and express dissatisfaction with the drinking parent. This includes the child in the discussion of

Triangulation (psychology) - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Theory related to Murray Bowen For other uses, see Triangulation (disambiguation) . Not to be confused with Triangulation (politics) . Triangulation is a term in psychology most closely associated with the work of Murray Bowen known as family therapy . [ 1 ] Bowen considered a two-person emotional system to be unstable. He also observed that two people seem emotionally closer when excluding a third party. Bowen therefore theorized that under stress, couples gravitate towards third parties to create "tr

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