genogramn.
/ˈdʒɛnəɡram/, /ˈdʒiːnəɡram/, U.S. /ˈdʒɛnəˌɡræm/, /ˈdʒinəˌɡræm/ Originally Psychology.
A diagrammatic representation of a person's family history which includes various interpersonal and psychological data, and is used esp. to identify psychological tendencies within the family; (also) a similar representation containing information on medical conditions within a family.
ΚΠ
1974 Washington Post 10 Nov. (Potomac Suppl.) 25/5 Chalking up circles and squares.., Bowen works out a ‘genogram’, a schematic family history containing as much precise data about a family as can be found. Names, dates, relationships, timing of major events, [etc.]—all of it helps to clarify..the individual's place.
1988 C. I. Carlson in T. R. Kratochwill Adv. in School Psychol. VI. iii. 96 A genogram is a map that provides a graphic picture of family structure and emotional process over time.
1998 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 98 No. 10. 43 The diagnosis of HNPCC is strengthened if a genogram shows several generations of first-degree relatives with cancer.
2005 Patient Care (Electronic ed.) Aug. 37 Learning more about a patient's background, by completing a psychosocial genogram,..usually increases understanding and effectiveness in providing medical care.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
n.1974