Self Disclosure And The Self

Andrew Clark’s own self-disclosure leads to the reciprocity of self-disclosure, in which other students begin to open up about themselves to each other. In order

Andrew Sullivan, author of, What is a Homosexual, portrays his experience growing up; trapped in his own identity. He paints a detailed portrait of the hardships caused by being homosexual. He explains the struggle of self-concealment, and how doing so is vital for social acceptation. The ability to hide one’s true feelings make it easier to be “invisible” as Sullivan puts it. “The experience of growing up profoundly different in emotional and psychological makeup inevitably alters a person’s self-perception.”(Sullivan)This statement marks one of the many reasons for this concealment. The main idea of this passage is to reflect on those hardships, and too understand true self-conscious difference. Being different can cause identity

Self-disclosure is an important part of any close relationship. Without sharing our own fears and weaknesses, we can

A person should always feel comfortable going to their partner and explaining a problem they may have or are concerned about crossing in their future relationship. A person should always feel like they can go to their partner and have no issue or feeling of uncertainty when wanting to talk to them about anything, especially complaints. In Graham’s case, she was not completely comfortable and she paid dearly, as did Johnson. In present day, there is a trend occurring, with more and more people choosing to get married sooner and sometimes these marriages are too immature. Graham and Johnson may have loved each other dearly, but the definition of love is not universal for everyone. People need to understand that a marriage is something that is not meant to be broken, so if they have doubts about the strength of their relationship before getting married, those questions should be addressed immediately and both partners in the relationship should do all they can to help resolve each other’s

A validating couple, usually “agrees on most basic issues of sex, money, religion and children: (pg. 224) when a conflict arises they, are often seen as polite fighters. They are calmer and

In marital relationships, there will be times of disagreement (Gottman and Silver, 1999). Some of these difficult times will be the result of negative communication, or more commonly referred to as arguing. Studies conducted by Stanley, Markman, & Whitton (2002), have shown that the most popular topics that couples report arguing about involve money and children. The same studies proved that the subject of the discussion is not as important as how the couples communicate. Therefore, the first thing couples need to address when it comes to improving their communication is to eliminate negative dialogue as it

This paper begins with a general idea of self-disclosure by therapists and the importance of keeping the client’s needs first. It covers many aspects of self-disclosure including ethically what to look for in the motives of using self-disclosure with a client. There are other aspects of self-disclosure which include transference and countertransference which are issues which need to be attended to immediately for the therapist to remain objective and not react to a client. Therapists must be cautious in disclosing information and make sure it is relevant to treatment. Beneficence and nonmaleficence are important things to consider when self-disclosing and the therapist must be educated, well trained, and have experience before considering self-disclosure. Also included in this paper are different orientations in relation to self-disclosure. Those orientations include Adlerian therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, feminist therapy, and relational therapy. Although these are only a few orientations,

Yoshino argues that because of these pressures to suppress aspects of our identity, the act of covering is “a hidden assault on our civil rights” (553), one that impedes people’s pursuit of personality authenticity. Many stories just like that of my gay friend are more than likely similar to other people’s experiences, people from numerous ethnicities, orientations or identities, and are most definitely in line with Yoshino’s perspective on the matter of covering.

To disclose or not to disclose?, That question usually comes when you start a new relationship with a friend, a boy friend, a new job or any new relationship, but disclosing can also happen with people we have known for a long time or not. Scholars define self-disclosure as sharing information with others that they would not normally know or discover, but I feel like each person has his or her own way of defining what self closure is. To me, self disclosure is letting myself go and trusting the person I am disclosing to, it involves risk and vulnerability on my part sharing important information to someone. Therefore I go back to the question I posed before, do I trust this person or not, do I love this person to feel my vulnerability, do

With identifying the barriers to effective interactions as well as your self-concept, this will assist the communication flow. With learning how self-concept developed and how to maintain it, you will be a better communicator. Self-concept can be defined as one description our portrayal of him or herself as a person (Bevan, & Sole, 2014). With learning how your self-concept was developed and how it changes over time both you and Jennifer need to understand each other’s self-concept this will help to understand each other. Also, to understanding your partner’s feelings and self-concept, this helps with communicating with each other. When you first exchange vows that was your first form of shared communication with five words “until death do us part” those five words tied you and Jennifer to gather for life.

In chapter 9 Looking Out, Looking in by Ronald. B. Adler, Adler informs us about intimacy in close relationships. The four dimensions of intimacy are physical, intellectual, emotional, and shared activities, and it’s quite often that a majority of relationships exhibit all four of these dimensions, while others exhibit one or two. According to research Masculine, and feminine styles can demonstrate how women are shown to be more willing to share their feelings, than men. An abundance of cultures influence intimacy, and the notions of public and private selves have changed dramatically. Collectivist cultures generally do not reach to outsiders, although they often wait until they are introduced before entering a conversation. Individualistic

Together you will look at your thoughts, feelings and behaviours to work out, if they are unrealistic or unhelpful and how they affect each other, and you.

This book relates to how couples communicate and relate to each other. By talking and accepting the fact that you will not agree on everything will help your relationship grow stronger.

This paper was based on three very interesting stories. All of the characters had unique situations, but could relate in some ways. Despite the negative feedback one receives from the public eye, some people choose to live as they please. No one chooses to be gay, it is more of a lifestyle choice. In “Paul’s Case”, Paul was a confused, unhappy boy. He was thought of as gay because of his interests. A similar situation with Wing, although he was actually gay. Their actions or likes/dislikes are what people used to define their persona. In David’s case, he was gay and he knew it. He tried hard to avoid it because he was ashamed of the situation. This paper consists of the ways sexuality affects oneself, from being bullied because of one’s sexuality, to the people we choose to befriend or the relationships we choose to be in, and also the ways religious people handle their objections to it. All of these people struggled with their sexuality in some way, causing these stories all to have unhappy endings. The authors’ sexuality was what influenced these short stories greatly. Some of their real-life experiences might have been portrayed in these stories to give a better understanding of the situation.

"To make it work, you need to compromise, and change with their changes. It's amazing being able to find yourself with someone who already loves you for you," Vollrath remarked.