Genes medical history
knowledge of one family it can help the student assist other understand how to help their clients. However, genograms backbone is a
graphic depiction of how different family member are biologically, legally, and emotionally related to one another from one generation
to the next (McGoldrick, Gerson &Petry, 2007, p.21). A genogram display “family information graphically in a way that provides a quick
gestalt of complex family patterns; as such they are a rich source of hypotheses about how clinical problem evolve in the context of the
family over time” (McGoldrick, Gerson & Petry, 2007, p. 2). A genogram is a pictorial diagram which can show anything from family
relationships to medical history” Also., “complexity of a family’s complex, including family history, patterns, and events that may
behave ongoing significance for patient care” (McGoldrick, Gerson & Petry, 2007, p. 4). Genograms allow individuals to identify
patterns of behaviors and hereditary tendencies. The primary purpose of genograms is to engage the family in visually summarizing
and illustrating familial relationships and patterns of behavior within a family system in support of family assessment and intervention
planning. They have been known to record family problems, medical issues, psychological issues and personal relationships going
back at least three generations of the family. Important factors included in a genogram is age, sex, ethnicity, religion, race, sexual
orientation, migration information and class to be able to make accurate diagnoses. For example, when you go to the doctor for the first
time they give you a question asking you about all the information in a
graphic depiction of how different family member are biologically, legally, and emotionally related to one another from one generation
to the next (McGoldrick, Gerson &Petry, 2007, p.21). A genogram display “family information graphically in a way that provides a quick
gestalt of complex family patterns; as such they are a rich source of hypotheses about how clinical problem evolve in the context of the
family over time” (McGoldrick, Gerson & Petry, 2007, p. 2). A genogram is a pictorial diagram which can show anything from family
relationships to medical history” Also., “complexity of a family’s complex, including family history, patterns, and events that may
behave ongoing significance for patient care” (McGoldrick, Gerson & Petry, 2007, p. 4). Genograms allow individuals to identify
patterns of behaviors and hereditary tendencies. The primary purpose of genograms is to engage the family in visually summarizing
and illustrating familial relationships and patterns of behavior within a family system in support of family assessment and intervention
planning. They have been known to record family problems, medical issues, psychological issues and personal relationships going
back at least three generations of the family. Important factors included in a genogram is age, sex, ethnicity, religion, race, sexual
orientation, migration information and class to be able to make accurate diagnoses. For example, when you go to the doctor for the first
time they give you a question asking you about all the information in a