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. 2018 Apr 13;9:497. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00497

Table 2.

Description of the family alliance categories according to the communicative function and the dynamics of interactions.

Categories of family alliance Description of criteria
Cooperative alliance All family members are included in the interactions; the role of each member is respected and a common activity is shared; affect sharing is more or less successful according to the ease and the capacity of emotional regulation of family members.
Collusive alliance All family members are included in the interactions; organization function is not fulfilled because the role are not respected and a competition is visible between parents; the rhythm of the exchanges is too high and provoke an over-stimulation of the newborn.
Disordered alliance Participation function is not fulfilled and one (or several) other family member is excluded (or excludes himself).