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Family Genogram Example with Explanation (Copy)
The Family Genogram Example with Explanation (Copy) maps 46 people across five generations, tagged family structure and academic. It records 20 deceased members and health history including substance use, alcohol use and diabetes. Relationship lines show close bonds, estrangement and a repaired cutoff, and the family structure includes adoption and an affair.
- 46 people
- 5 generations
- Substance use, alcohol use, diabetes
- Close bonds, estrangement, a repaired cutoff
What this genogram shows
- 46 family members across five generations.
- 4 partnerships.
- 20 deceased people are marked with the deceased symbol.
- 8 people have recorded health conditions: substance use, alcohol use, diabetes, depression and neurological conditions.
- Emotional relationship lines: close bonds, estrangement and a repaired cutoff.
- Non-biological parent-child links: adoption.
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.
- 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 14 people on the top row (8 men and 6 women). The deceased symbol appears on 13 people here. Partner lines join 2 couples, all married. 9 children descend from 2 sets of parents here; the largest sibling group has 8, and one has a single child.
Generation 2
The second row has 9 people (4 men and 5 women). 5 are marked deceased. The row contains 1 partnership. 1 partnership is marked as an affair. Between them, 7 sets of parents have 17 children in the next row; the largest sibling group has 4, and one has a single child.
Generation 3
The third row holds 19 people (9 men and 10 women). 1 of them has died, shown with an X. 2 people joined the family through a partnership, with no parents drawn above them. 3 couples are drawn here: 2 married and 1 separated. 2 sets of parents account for 3 children one row down; the largest sibling group has 2, and one has a single child. Not every link is biological: this row includes 1 adopted child.
Generation 4
There are 3 people on the fourth row, all male. The deceased symbol appears on 1 person here. 1 child descends from one set of parents here.
Generation 5 (youngest)
The bottom row has 1 person.
Emotional relationships
7 emotional relationship lines connect 8 people: 2 close bonds, 2 pairs who never met, 1 caretaking relationship, 1 repaired cutoff and 1 estrangement. Of these, 2 stay within one generation and 5 cross between generations.
Health history
Health history is recorded for 8 people: alcohol use (2 people), substance use (2 people), autoimmune disease (1 person), cancer (1 person) and depression (1 person). Alcohol use and substance use appear in more than one generation, the kind of repeating pattern a genogram is drawn to show.
How to read this genogram
- Start at the top row: the 14 people of the oldest generation. Squares are males and circles are females; this chart has 24 squares and 22 circles.
- Follow the horizontal lines between partners. There are 6 partner lines, and 1 is crossed by slashes: one slash for a separation, two for a divorce.
- Trace the vertical lines that drop from each couple to their children. 30 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. 20 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 dotted line with an X for people who never met, a double-headed arrow for caretaking relationships and a broken line that has been rejoined for repaired cutoffs.
- Finish at the bottom row, the youngest generation, with 1 person.
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 Family Genogram Example with Explanation (Copy)?
It shows 46 people across five generations, from 14 people in the oldest row to 1 person in the youngest. It includes 6 couples, 1 of which ended in divorce or separation. 20 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 pairs who never met, 1 caretaking 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.
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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