Children appear to be a primary source of stress for many parents. This stress can get intense when the marriage itself is troubled and one parent enlists a child into a coalition against the other parent. This situation is referred to by systems theorists as ________.

A. co-parent alienation
B. conflict assumption
C. desertification
D. triangulation


Answer: D

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