Genogram

(2015) genograms and ecomaps are tools that the nurse utilizes to gain a visual diagram to evaluate the family’s present situation and their family story, this enables the nurse to integrate a suitable family plan and select interventions that are tailored for the family’s needs. This also enables the healthcare provider to become more aware of cultural and spiritual aspects of the family (p.116). The genogram must follow certain rules and symbols to enable everyone to gain the same understanding and not misinterpret information. It consists of a family tree, which includes family members of at least three generations, and includes information in regards to their relationship, and is organized into family systems by generation, age, sex, or other similar features. It also incorporates other pertinent information such as health status, comorbidities, obesity, mental health comorbidities, and history of smoking or substance abuse. This model is an important…

4. From what I learned about my family history from the genogram assignment, many of them hold jobs that involve a great deal of communication. A job similar to the one from my interview would fit this aspect better because of the sales part of it, even though interaction with team/work members would meet this standard. This career would fit greatly for what my parents and family members expect of me. From my genogram, I learned that most of my family members do something that affects society…

Reflection The career and educational backgrounds of my family members are topics that have often been discussed with my parents and I over the years. Therefore, the most difficult aspect of constructing the genogram was illustrating it in a word document. However, the project did give me an opportunity to further reflect upon the differences between my parents’ families, such as differences in work roles, life roles, and the importance of education. My mother’s family placed a greater emphasis…

After concluding the genogram, it dawned on me that my family didn’t necessarily have many issues regarding emotional relationships. I think most of it has to deal with the recent transition of a laid-back household to a religious household where my parents are very much involved with the church alongside my younger siblings. With that being said I did notice that my paternal family had a higher chance of dying young whereas my maternal family had a much longer lifespan. I also took into…

A genogram is a visual representation of family connections. Symbols used within the genogram can illustrate various social and emotional relationships between family members. In psychiatric-mental health nursing, genograms are helpful tools for exploring specific patterns within a family that span generations (Kneisl & Trigoboff, 2013, p. 652). For example, a client with alcoholism can generate a genogram to visualize patterns of alcoholism within his or her family (Kneisl & Trigoboff, 2013, p.…

Genogram Paper Jermaine Hibbert Seton Hall University Genogram Paper Engaging in the genogram assignment proved to be a challenging, arduous, and enlightening experience to say the least. Although, my genogram is not as extensive and accurate as it could be, that in and of it-self proved to be an area of unexplored learning of growth. Firstly, I will cover the information I was able to glean from my journalism like exploits with the few family members I knew well enough to answer…

The third and final session began with an open question about how the couple’s thanksgiving dinners went. Understanding that the couple spent the holiday apart since Marcelina’s daughter is not friendly with James the holidays are spent apart so that there is no quarrel during the day. This was discussed during the genogram session in where the family’s issues were brought to light. The genogram is an incredibly useful tool for a counselor in that it allows for the counselor to comprehend the…

Genograms are family relationships represented in a picture. They exhibit family patterns, functioning and emotional relationships. I decided to do my genogram based upon my maternal grandparents. Due to my experience creating a genogram, family secrets, medical issues and education levels are analyzed. As the index person on the genogram, I will gain a understanding of myself and my spirituality. Background Families can be very diverse. My maternal side of the family is…

For the following assignment, we were instructed to construct a family genogram and then determine strengths within our family. My immediate family consists of my mom (Ann), my dad (Andy), and my grandparents (Edna and Ezra). However, when observing my family genogram, you can see how I have extended family and members who are family but not immediate First, we begin with the third generation of my family, which consists of both sets of my grandparents. My first set of grandparents consist of my…

The family genogram project was a great way to get to really know and understand my family. Before mapping out my genogram I was aware of members of my family but never thought much about the interactions between each member. This project allowed for met to gain insight about the intricacies within my family dynamics and has allowed for me to understand why certain relationships are the way they are. It has also allowed for me to understand my own relationships with my family and to see what…