Marital schism and marital skew

 Lidz et al. (1957) reported two types of marital discord in their client’s families, namely marital schism and marital skew. 

Marital schism develops in a family where one parent undermines the worth of the other parent in front of children to get their sympathy and support.

In marital skew, one parent either denies the abnormal behavior of the other parent or tries to justify it as ‘normal’, e.g., an abusive father is never confronted by the mother who either denies the abuse or gives justifications for it.

It also involves dominating of the family situation and interaction by one parent and there is neglect of the other parent. 

This puts pressure on children as their reality in distorted and they have to maintain status quo at any cost.

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