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Mark Smith's Family (Copy) Genogram

The Mark Smith's Family (Copy) Genogram maps 22 people across four generations. It records 9 deceased members and health history including depression, anxiety and alcohol use. Relationship lines show close bonds, a repaired cutoff and conflict.

  • 22 people
  • 4 generations
  • Depression, anxiety, alcohol use
  • Close bonds, a repaired cutoff, conflict
  • Used 1 time

What this genogram shows

  • 22 family members across four generations.
  • 7 partnerships.
  • 9 deceased people are marked with the deceased symbol.
  • 16 people have recorded health conditions: depression, anxiety, alcohol use, substance use and PTSD.
  • Emotional relationship lines: close bonds, a repaired cutoff, conflict and emotional distance.

Symbols used

Marriage
A horizontal line joining two partners.
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)

There are 8 people on the top row (4 men and 4 women). The deceased symbol appears on 7 people here. Partner lines join 4 couples, all married. 10 children descend from 4 sets of parents here; the largest sibling group has 3, and one has a single child.

Generation 2

The second row has 10 people (6 men and 4 women). 2 are marked deceased. The row contains 2 partnerships, all married. Between them, 2 sets of parents have 2 children in the next row, one child each.

Generation 3

The third row holds 2 people. 1 couple is drawn here (married). One set of parents accounts for 2 children one row down.

Generation 4 (youngest)

There are 2 people on the bottom row (1 man and 1 woman).

Emotional relationships

5 emotional relationship lines connect 6 people: 1 caretaking relationship, 1 close bond, 1 conflicted relationship, 1 repaired cutoff and 1 distant relationship. Of these, 2 stay within one generation and 3 cross between generations.

Health history

Health history is recorded for 16 people: depression (5 people), alcohol use (4 people), anxiety (4 people), substance use (3 people) and heart disease (2 people). Depression, alcohol use and anxiety appear in more than one generation, the kind of repeating pattern a genogram is drawn to show.

How to read this genogram

  1. Start at the top row: the 8 people of the oldest generation. Squares are males and circles are females; this chart has 12 squares and 9 circles.
  2. Follow the horizontal lines between partners. There are 7 partner lines.
  3. Trace the vertical lines that drop from each couple to their children. 14 people have parents drawn in this genogram.
  4. Look for an X through a symbol: it marks a person who has died. 9 people are marked that way here.
  5. Read the coloured or patterned lines last. They describe how people get along: a double-headed arrow for caretaking relationships, two parallel lines for close bonds, dashed red parallel lines for conflicted relationships and a broken line that has been rejoined for repaired cutoffs.
  6. Finish at the bottom row, the youngest generation, with 2 people.

Start from this genogram

Open it in GenogramAI, make a copy, and edit the people, relationships and health history to fit your own family or case. Or describe a family in plain words and let the AI draw it.

Questions about this genogram

How many people and generations are in the Mark Smith's Family (Copy) Genogram?

It shows 22 people across four generations, from 8 people in the oldest row to 2 people in the youngest. It includes 7 couples. 9 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: 1 caretaking relationship, 1 close bond, 1 conflicted relationship and 1 repaired cutoff. 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. It has been copied 1 time so far.

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 four-generation chart like this, start with the oldest couple and work down one row at a time.

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