Genogram: Understanding Family Health History and Relationships

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Introduction
In understanding a family, it is imperative to study its health history; this is because the
genetic factors associated with them may contribute too many diseases and conditions. The aim
is to ensure the family members at risk to be identified early and their genetic information
collected and analyzed correctly for lasting solutions. There are some diseases for example colon
cancer, coronary artery disease, and depression/anxiety are very prevalent in some families more
than others (16). It is salient that one understands hereditary family conditions for risk of these
diseases can be an incentive for taking screening tests or having to make behavioral changes
which would help reduce the impact of the outcomes (14). Genograms and family history and
ecomap assessment tools can assist the caregivers, personalities, and families in obtaining
information for example diagnosis, severity, the age of onset and more importantly the ensuing
relationship with the affected. This paper aims to analyze information gotten from Genogram and
ecomap of Jean Campbell and St- Francis family having an in-depth look at a three-generation
relationship and their health conditions. The interview was conducted with Sean, the third
generation from Haiti but was raised up in the states.
Genogram
A genogram is generally a multi-generational diagram examining one's family; it assists
one to view multiple relationship dynamics paying close observance to trends to review
developmental influence and brings out possible health trends (13). These tools are used by the
medical practitioners and researchers in assisting them to identify medical risk factors. The
information that is gotten after creating an ecomap is used in offering treatments (planning)
targeting developed, underdeveloped or unhealthy relationships (16). An ecomap may also be a

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useful tool in examining factors for example environment or socioeconomic status influence that
is the family functioning and development.
Analysis
In conducting the family genogram, it constitutes myself Maha and I exhibit love to all
my family members. I suffer allergies and I developed laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. My father
Youif is very close to me but he suffers High blood pressure. My paternal grandfather and
mother are both deceased without any medical records of any disease. Ahmed my father’s
brother is deceased and aunt is alive but suffering diabetes, physical disability and has high blood
pressure. My father’s sister Myriam is my aunt in distrust and she suffers high blood pressure,
cancer and laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Fatma, who is my father’s sister is deceased and also
Amira my aunt is deceased.
Nora who is my father and a very close person in my life is alive but suffers high blood
pressure, diabetes, allergies and physical disability. Attallah is my maternal grandfather is
deceased as well as Modallah my maternal grandmother. They have no traces of any diseases.
Ghazalah my aunt who happens to be my mother’s sister with close relationship that is
harmonious suffers from high blood pressure as well as laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Mohammed who is married to my aunt is deceased without any trace of diseases. Hameed who is
my brother and a close person to me but has some traces of violence underwent open heart
surgery and he suffers from high blood pressure. Hakeem my brother is also very close to me
but also is violent. He suffers high blood pressure. Naser is also my brother and a close relative
who suffers diabetes and high blood pressure. Hanan is my sister and a very close relative. She
suffers cancer and high blood pressure. Mony is my sister that is very close but she suffers

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allergies. Nisreen and Sabreen are my sisters with Sabreen being very close to me but has no
traces of any diseases with Nisreeen.