Genogram

I personally did not enjoy doing the genogram project. I think it would have been interesting if it was just for my viewing or for my family but some of the information that was required to be put on the project I don't think was appropriate. Sharing personal information like that shouldn't really be considered an assignment. I completed the project but I did not put names on mine because once again I thought it was revealing too much information. When I needed to get some additional information on my family from my dad I described the assignment and he to was uncomfortable with it. There isn't anything wrong with my family and most of us are pretty close but by nature we are just private people so sharing with others items of your life that they don't need to know is difficult enough but you do it because you want to. Making it an assignment and taking it for a grade feels like I'm being forced to open up and I just don't think it was right. If we did the genogram like a family tree that would be more acceptable but to have to put if someone was "sexually abused" or if someone has a mental problem along with their names that is honestly just doing to much. I do enjoy the class though and think that the other assignments will be better. Although for the test I wish we had a study guide for the non-essay part, it would help because no one knows what to expect.