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Genogram

A genogram is a tool for mapping family relationships and patterns across generations using a series of standardized notations and symbols. It provides a visual representation of who is related to whom and captures important relationship data such as strength, abuse, communication styles, and recurring behaviors. Standard genogram symbols are used to denote family members, relationships, marriages, divorces, children and other significant details like health issues. The genogram focuses on mapping the family of a central index person marked with double lines.

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Genogram

A genogram is a tool for mapping family relationships and patterns across generations using a series of standardized notations and symbols. It provides a visual representation of who is related to whom and captures important relationship data such as strength, abuse, communication styles, and recurring behaviors. Standard genogram symbols are used to denote family members, relationships, marriages, divorces, children and other significant details like health issues. The genogram focuses on mapping the family of a central index person marked with double lines.

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Genograms

What is a genogram?
A genogram consists of a series of notations used to summarise relationships within a family.
Similar to a family tree, genograms provide a way of mapping family patterns and
relationships across several generations. In addition to recording who is related to whom,
they capture other important data about relationships, such as their strength and the
presence of any likelihood of abuse. They can also indicate intergenerational patterns of
relationships, communication and other behaviours.

Standard genogram symbols

Male Female Birth date Age = inside symbol Death date Death = X
’41- -96 ’41-96
16

Written above Written inside


left of symbol symbol Written above
right of symbol

Marriage Living together Lesbian couple Gay couple


or affair

m. 1970 LT 75
LT = Living Together m 91 LT 93

Marital separation Divorce Getting back together after divorce

m. 70 s 85 m. 70 s. 85 d. 87 d. 87 remar 90

Remarriage

A remarriage (or former marriage) is shown


to the side with a smaller shape. The focus
couple is the one in the middle with the m. 1990 d. 96 m. 99
larger shapes. Note: if there has been more
than one remarriage, the marriages are
usually placed from left to right with the
most recent indicated last.

Children: List in birth order beginning with the oldest on the left
The index person of the genogram
(the person from whose perspective it
is being drawn) is set off from the
others and marked with double lines.

drug or suspected in recovery from drug serious mental or drug/alcohol abuse &
alcohol abuse abuse or alcohol abuse physical problem phys/mental problem

Symbols denoting relationships

close distant close-hostile focused on

fused hostile fused-hostile

cut off sexual abuse physical abuse

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