genogram
Kinship chart expanded
A genogram is a diagram of family relationships across generations, used by therapists, social workers, and medical professionals to map hereditary patterns and psychological dynamics.
It resembles a family tree but includes symbols for marriages, divorces, conflicts, and health conditions: The therapist drew a genogram to understand the family's history of addiction.
Data shown visually
- symbolsMarks conveying meaning
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- linesStrokes connecting two points
- squaresFour-sided equal figures
circles · visualization · schematic · notation · horizontal lines · vertical lines · mapping · template
Curative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- intergenerationalInvolving multiple age groups
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
- triangulationLocation via three points
differentiation · enmeshment · boundaries · attachment · dynamics · Bowen · assessment · intervention
Record of descent
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- descendantsThose who come after
- forebearsAncestral family members
- progenitorsOriginal ancestors of a lineage
bloodline · lineage · dynasty · clan · generations · progeny · offspring · heirs
State of being related
- siblingsFellow offspring
- parentsMother and father
- cousinsRelatives through shared grandparents
- auntsParents' female siblings
uncles · grandparents · grandchildren · in-laws · spouse · partner · nieces · nephews
Shared cultural heritage group
- cultureCollective social practices
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- nationalityLegal belonging to country
immigration · migration · homeland · identity · origins · religion · language · indigenous
chart
Data shown visually
squares · circles · visualization · schematic · notation · horizontal lines · vertical lines · mapping · template · key
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- intergenerationalInvolving multiple age groups
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
triangulation · differentiation · enmeshment · boundaries · attachment · dynamics · Bowen · assessment · intervention · family therapy
pedigree
Record of descent
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- descendantsThose who come after
- forebearsAncestral family members
progenitors · bloodline · lineage · dynasty · clan · generations · progeny · offspring · heirs · scions
kinship
State of being related
aunts · uncles · grandparents · grandchildren · in-laws · spouse · partner · nieces · nephews · stepfamily
ethnicity
Shared cultural heritage group
- cultureCollective social practices
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
nationality · immigration · migration · homeland · identity · origins · religion · language · indigenous · diaspora
grammar, diagram, generation, generate, generator, genetic, genesis, gene, genealogy