e/Triangulation (family dynamics)

Information
has gloss	eng: Triangulation is most commonly used to express a situation in which one family member will not communicate directly with another family member, but will communicate with a third family member, forcing the third family member to then be part of the triangle. The concept originated in the study of dysfunctional family systems, but can describe behaviors in other systems as well, including work.
lexicalization	eng: triangulation
instance of	e/Family (song)

Meaning
German
has gloss	deu: Triangulierung beschreibt in der Psychologie das Hinzutreten eines Dritten zu einer Zweierbeziehung. Der Begriff wurde von Ernst Abelin geprägt, um den Übergang von der in der psychoanalytischen Objektbeziehungstheorie erforschten frühen Mutter-Kind-Beziehung zum Ödipuskonflikt, bei dem Sigmund Freud angesetzt hatte, beschreiben zu können.
lexicalization	deu: Triangulierung