Literature and psychology, which have different characteristics from each other, often try to study common issues. Both fields benefit from each other in terms of subject analysis. Just like in this regard, studies on the subject of deception, which are studied in both areas, are not considered sufficient in the literature. Studies in the field on the subject of infidelity are not considered sufficient and more factors that may be effective in infidelity are discoursed. The main purpose of this study is to examine the infidelity behaviors in the novel Anna Karenina written by Lev Tolstoy within the framework of psychoanalytic, attachment, schema theories, and risk factors. As a result, it was seen that risk factors such as attachment, psychoanalytic perspective, schema concepts, and gender corresponded to the examples of infidelity in the book. A similar result could not be reached with the duration of the marriage and the number of children, which are among the risk factors.

In this research, we aimed to reveal the genogram diagram in the novel of “Cevdet Bey and Oğulları.” Representation of individuals with at least three generations age, gender, marital ties, as well as moods, dependencies, and methods of coping with stress genogram revealed many factors, such as individual and family-based therapies are used. The genogram maps of Cevdet Bey, Refik and Ahmet, who are included in the book, representing three generations, could be examined by extracting them. Not only can the physical characteristics of the characters, but also the relationship between them, communication, decoupling, addiction, etc. concepts be examined in the novel. Although the names and upbringing styles of the characters may change, it can be determined in the work that the toxic events that cannot be solved in the family are repeated. With the help of the study, it was revealed that the novel “Cevdet Bey ve Oğulları”, Orhan Pamuk’s first book which also won two awards, has a separate place in literary works in terms of studying the genogram from all angles.