Genograms can therefore be quite useful for understanding not just relationships but also other types of hereditary information in a family-based on health, skills, occupations that run in the family, etc. Genograms can also be used to determine diseases within a family or other types of traits. Determine Hereditary Diseases and Family Traits Genograms when studying the history of historical figures can be quite handy since they can not only help you determine the lineage of those individuals but also the type of relationships they enjoyed with their family members. The latter for instance, can help determine if two siblings were sworn enemies or had a family dispute, which led to the animosity. Similarly, the way symbols are represented in a Genogram explains whether children are twins, adopted or are listed with their biological parents.Īnother very interesting thing about Genograms is that they might even list the type of relationship that individuals have, ranging from friendship to hate. A Genogram uses a square for male and a circle for female family members. What is a Genogram and what hereditary information can it provide? A Special Visualization for Listing RelationshipsĪ Genogram is a very precise family tree, which lists specific information using visual cues to list relationships of individuals in a family. But are Jack and Elizabeth twins, are the listed parents their biological parents or were they adopted? You can answer all these questions in the form of a Genogram. For example, you might see a family tree and realize that Jack and Elizabeth are siblings. Conventional family trees might have names and relationships listed next to images or within shapes, however, these type of family trees can often be deprived of a lot of information. You might have seen a family tree, depicting generations of lineage and relationships of a family. There are no cultural conflicts between both families since both families, that is my father’s and mother’s.
Some of the members seem like they have been tanned while some of them have dark hair and others have brown hair.
#Family genogram example skin
This is displayed through the hair, skin and face features. The ethnicity of family background is generally white, though other features resulting from the intermarriage with people from different backgrounds are evident. My grandfather who is called Humphrey Murray was very religious and he was a buff in horse racing though he left the profession at age 32, just when my dad was born. With many of the family members being Christians our generation has turned out to be Christian based. The various diversifications in religion directly influence how the various generations turn out according to Berke, D, L. The whole family is dynamic, while some of the characteristics are not contained in the family, some of them are borrowed from the society. One of my siblings, who was a fraternal twin with my elder sister passed on at birth. My adopted sister has the same height as my elder sister. My biological sibling have the same height as my father, though am the shorter, and possibly I take after my mother. Similar cases of heart diseases have been evident in the family, since my great grandfather died from a heart attack. According to the chart, my father’s twin sibling died from a heart condition at the age of 12. According to my research my great grandparents believed in having big families. My father on the other hand is the third born just after fraternal twins. My mother is the last born in a family of four though one of her siblings passed on at the age of 29. My great grandparents from my grandmother’s side were both white with deep Jewish roots. The trait was passed down the generations, though its only evident with my hair, though the same trait is not displayed in my siblings. My great grandmother, who was my grandfather’s mother from my father’s side was an Indian, her name was A’shadieeyah Padmal, though my great grandfather was white. My father’s family was brought up in a religious background, which explains the depth in belief and religion practices that my father portrays. My father’s side of the family is mainly Jewish though some of my father’s siblings, including him have converted to Christianity. The family bond joins everybody together, but there are a variety of variations in physical appearance and also religious inclination. The family is comprised of four grandparents each with individual characteristics, ranging from health disorders, strengths, personal traits and genetic diseases. Grandmother KEY LEGEND Female Male Me Friendship/Close Deceased Fraternal twins (Siblings) Male Stillbirth Distant/poor relationship Adopted Sister Analysis The genogram presentation gives a complete account of the extended family, which starts with the grandparents down to me as the index member.