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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 8.
Published in final edited form as: Calif J Health Promot. 2010 Dec;8(Spec iss):63–72.

Figure 1. Genogram.

Figure 1

A genogram is a pictorial display of a person's family relationships and medical history. It goes beyond a traditional family tree by allowing the user to visualize hereditary patterns and psychological factors that punctuate relationships. It can be used to identify repetitive patterns of behavior and to recognize hereditary tendencies