Kristen's Family Case Study American Family

Case Study
Kristen’s family could be considered a diffusional family because of the multiple dysfunctions that are occurring in the home. These multiple dysfunctions are caused by a variety of multigenerational characteristics that involve triangles, sibling positioning, and family processing issues.
Kristen’s problems all started as a child because her father was an alcoholic and abusive. It is most likely that he was mot only abusive to his wife he was abusive with his daughter. The problems with the father resulted in an alliance triangle between Kristen and her mother, Juana, and her father, George.
The mother in the triangle is focusing her attention and emotions on the child because of the abuse received from the father. The household