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erika Family Genogram
The erika Family Genogram maps 32 people across five generations. It records 3 deceased members and health history including substance use. Relationship lines show emotional distance, close bonds and close but hostile ties, and the family structure includes adoption and cohabitation.
- 32 people
- 5 generations
- Substance use
- Emotional distance, close bonds, close but hostile ties
What this genogram shows
- 32 family members across five generations.
- 8 partnerships, 1 of them ending in divorce or separation.
- 3 deceased people are marked with the deceased symbol.
- 1 person has recorded health conditions: substance use.
- Emotional relationship lines: emotional distance, close bonds, close but hostile ties and estrangement.
- Non-biological parent-child links: adoption.
Symbols used
- Marriage
- A horizontal line joining two partners.
- Divorce / separation
- Slashes across the partner line: one for separation, two for divorce.
- Deceased
- An X drawn through the person symbol.
- Medical condition
- Filled or shaded segments inside the symbol mark recorded health conditions.
- Close relationship
- Parallel lines between two people with a warm, close bond.
- Conflict / hostility
- A red zigzag line for ongoing conflict or hostility.
- Cutoff / estrangement
- A line broken by bars where contact has been severed.
See the full genogram symbols guide for every notation.
Generation by generation
Generation 1 (oldest)
The top row has 4 people (2 men and 2 women). 2 are marked deceased. The row contains 2 partnerships, all married. Between them, 2 sets of parents have 3 children in the next row; the largest sibling group has 2, and one has a single child.
Generation 2
The second row holds 5 people (2 men and 3 women). 1 of them has died, shown with an X. 2 people joined the family through a partnership, with no parents drawn above them. 2 couples are drawn here: 1 married and 1 widowed. 3 sets of parents account for 7 children one row down; the largest sibling group has 3.
Generation 3
There are 14 people on the third row (7 men and 7 women). 7 partners marry in from outside the family. Partner lines join 6 couples: 3 married, 2 separated and 1 unmarried. 6 children descend from 6 sets of parents here, one child each.
Generation 4
The fourth row has 7 people (4 men and 3 women). 1 person joined the family through a partnership, with no parents drawn above them. The row contains 1 partnership (divorced). One set of parents here has 2 children in the next row. Not every link is biological: this row includes 1 adopted child.
Generation 5 (youngest)
The bottom row holds 2 people, all female.
Emotional relationships
Beyond the family structure, the author drew 8 emotional lines touching 12 people: 2 close bonds, 2 distant relationships, 1 close but hostile relationship, 1 estrangement, 1 romantic relationship and 1 pair who never met. Of these, 6 stay within one generation and 2 cross between generations.
Health history
The author shaded medical history into 1 symbol, covering substance use (1 person). Each condition stays within a single generation here.
How to read this genogram
- Start at the top row: the 4 people of the oldest generation. Squares are males and circles are females; this chart has 15 squares and 17 circles.
- Follow the horizontal lines between partners. There are 11 partner lines, and 3 are crossed by slashes: one slash for a separation, two for a divorce.
- Trace the vertical lines that drop from each couple to their children. 18 people have parents drawn in this genogram; 1 child is linked by a dashed or dotted line for adoption, fostering or step-parenting.
- Look for an X through a symbol: it marks a person who has died. 3 people are marked that way here.
- Read the coloured or patterned lines last. They describe how people get along: two parallel lines for close bonds, a dashed line for distant relationships, parallel lines with a zigzag for close but hostile relationships and a line broken by a bar for estrangements.
- Finish at the bottom row, the youngest generation, with 2 people.
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Questions about this genogram
How many people and generations are in the erika Family Genogram?
It shows 32 people across five generations, from 4 people in the oldest row to 2 people in the youngest. It includes 11 couples, 3 of which ended in divorce or separation. 3 people are marked deceased.
What do the lines in this genogram mean?
Solid horizontal lines join partners, and vertical lines connect parents to children. The other lines are emotional relationship lines: 2 close bonds, 2 distant relationships, 1 close but hostile relationship and 1 estrangement. The genogram symbols guide on genogramai.com shows every line style.
Can I use this genogram as a template?
Yes. Choose "Use this template" to copy it into a free GenogramAI account, then replace the people and relationships with your own.
How do I make a genogram like this one?
Open the GenogramAI genogram maker and describe the family in plain words, for example how many generations, who is married or divorced, and who the children are. The AI draws it with the same notation, and you can edit every person and line afterwards. For a five-generation chart like this, start with the oldest couple and work down one row at a time.
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