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The term comes from the meaning of the two root words that make up the compound word: Pathos and Genesis. Pathos, means illness or disorder in this context and genesis means creation. So a pathogenic family is one that causes or encourages the development of mental disorder in its members. Pathogenic is similar to the everyday language phrase of "a dysfunctional family".

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