Pear Tree Software

  Bahama, North Carolina


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In the lower portion of the Narratives & Parts tab you can optionally show the Parts List, a "tree diagram" of the internal parts. This is where you enter and maintain specific information about parts and their roles, burdens, etc. A shorter version of the narrative textbox remains in the upper portion of the tab, for convenient entry of narrative information into the parts list.


 
For an individual, the "top" level of the tree consists of the parts. (For a couple or family the top level is "person".) At a second level in the tree are each part's roles. In the third level, each role can show the burdens which originally forced the part into that role. You may optionally use a fourth level: those chronic or traumatic events which led to the burden. For couples or families, the top tree level is each person. The next level is the parts, followed by roles, etc.
 
Certain other information is displayed at each of the levels. The parts list is one form of mapping of the internal family landscape. It also functions as an index, or quick access tool. You can click on any "branch" of the tree and detailed notes, history, and other information appear in the panel on the right hand side.
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