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Tutorial: Getting Started Genogram
The Tutorial: Getting Started Genogram maps 45 people across five generations, tagged other. It records 16 deceased members. Relationship lines show harmony, close bonds and close but hostile ties, and the family structure includes a life partnership and divorce.
- 45 people
- 5 generations
- Harmony, close bonds, close but hostile ties
What this genogram shows
- 45 family members across five generations.
- 8 partnerships, 1 of them ending in divorce or separation.
- 16 deceased people are marked with the deceased symbol.
- Emotional relationship lines: harmony, close bonds, close but hostile ties, emotional distance and hostility.
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.
- Close relationship
- Parallel lines between two people with a warm, close bond.
- Conflict / hostility
- A red zigzag line for ongoing conflict or hostility.
See the full genogram symbols guide for every notation.
Generation by generation
Generation 1 (oldest)
There are 5 people on the top row (4 men and 1 woman). Every one of them is shown as deceased. Partner lines join 1 couple (married). 7 children descend from 2 sets of parents here; the largest sibling group has 5.
Generation 2
The second row has 10 people (4 men and 6 women). 7 are marked deceased. 1 partner marries in from outside the family. The row contains 1 partnership (married). One set of parents here has 7 children in the next row.
Generation 3
The third row holds 13 people (6 men and 7 women). 4 of them have died, shown with an X. 5 people joined the family through a partnership, with no parents drawn above them. 6 couples are drawn here: 5 married and 1 unmarried. 3 sets of parents account for 7 children one row down; the largest sibling group has 4, and one has a single child.
Generation 4
There are 10 people on the fourth row (5 men and 5 women). 3 partners marry in from outside the family. Partner lines join 3 couples: 1 divorced, 1 separated and 1 unmarried. 7 children descend from 2 sets of parents here; the largest sibling group has 4.
Generation 5 (youngest)
The bottom row has 7 people (5 men and 2 women).
Emotional relationships
79 emotional relationship lines connect 39 people: 48 harmonious relationships, 12 pairs who never met, 6 close bonds, 5 close but hostile relationships, 4 distant relationships, 3 hostile relationships and 1 line marked fused hostile. Of these, 13 stay within one generation and 66 cross between generations.
How to read this genogram
- Start at the top row: the 5 people of the oldest generation. Squares are males and circles are females; this chart has 24 squares and 21 circles.
- Follow the horizontal lines between partners. There are 11 partner lines, and 2 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. 28 people have parents drawn in this genogram.
- Look for an X through a symbol: it marks a person who has died. 16 people are marked that way here.
- Read the coloured or patterned lines last. They describe how people get along: a solid green line for harmonious relationships, a dotted line with an X for people who never met, two parallel lines for close bonds and parallel lines with a zigzag for close but hostile relationships.
- Finish at the bottom row, the youngest generation, with 7 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 Tutorial: Getting Started Genogram?
It shows 45 people across five generations, from 5 people in the oldest row to 7 people in the youngest. It includes 11 couples, 2 of which ended in divorce or separation. 16 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: 48 harmonious relationships, 12 pairs who never met, 6 close bonds and 5 close but hostile relationships. 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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