The Johari Window Of Communication

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

Throughout our whole lives, we spend the majority of our time communicating in some way or form. Many people in today’s society are uninformed of all the key concepts and importance of communication, such as interpersonal communication. One major concept in the field of communication is Interpersonal Communication. Many concepts of Communication can be demonstrated in everyday life or even in our favorite movies. This analysis is from the movie, “Blind Side”. There are many concepts of Interpersonal Communication included in this film. Self Concept, Self Esteem, Stereotype, Perception, and Stages of Relationship are just a few concepts that are utilized throughout this movie.

The realizations I have on self disclosure is that, it is one way of letting my self go. Letting another human being know my inner most feelings and my fears. I am a very private person and I tend to not say much about myself unless I know the person very well. I tend to not to like people who disclose a lot of information to me mainly if we do not have a very close relationship, because to me that means I also have to let them in on some of my inner most feelings. I feel like even if they are a lot of advantages to self-

Nona Mitoyan COM 200 October 3, 2015 Professor Williams Interpersonal Lens Outline I. Working Definition of Lens: Whether verbal or nonverbal, interpersonal communication is the exchange of symbols between individuals. Breaking the term into two, we get “inter” and “personal,” meaning interpersonal communication is both personal and connecting between two or more communicators. II. Communication Phenomenon for Analysis: I will use an interpersonal lens to examine the progressive relationship between Lucas and Peyton in One Tree Hill.

Self-assessments can be beneficial, as they allow one to better understand how they communicate and how they form relationships. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, the Johari Window, and the pillow method are examples of these evaluations. In this paper, I will use these three self-assessments to illustrate the ways in which I communicate and interact with people.

Communication is of severe importance for the comprehension of others about you, and comprehending yourself enables you to project yourself to others more comfortably. The Johari Window model is a psychological tool that is used to enhance the individual’s perception on others. This model can help you to the understanding and training of self-awareness, personal development, and interpersonal relationships. The Johari Window model is composed by four quadrants or areas which can be related and affected by each other. However, for the purposes on this paper only two of the four quadrants are going to be taken in consideration; the public area and the private area. The comprehension of the limitation of the private area is the key to the improvement

The article suggested a way of creating understanding between trainee and supervisor by self-disclosure as the trainees who self-disclose themselves feel more connected to the supervisors. However, an issue highlighted related with self-disclosure was of gender, which according to the authors influence the supervisory process.

Through Social Penetration theory, Taylor and I started out as strangers which lated turned in becoming my best friend. Taylor and I’s relationship developed through the depth and breadth of self-disclosure. The four observations of breadth and depth are peripheral, self-disclosure, penetration and depenetration. The first observation is peripheral items are exchanged sooner and more frequently than private information. As Taylor and I first started to to develop our friendship, we played it safe by making small talk. Taylor

Individuals have different levels of disclosure and when combined with another individual’s disclosure level can have positive or negative outcomes. The decision to communicate can also cause uncertainty within relationships. Prior research was conducted to try and measure what exactly causes the uncertainty and negative results to show up in a relationship. Intimacy, security, problematic events, and irritations are all different elements that can be stronger or weaker in the relationship based on the disclosure (Theiss and Solomon 2006).

In the open area lies a level of transparency for what is visible to one’s self and others. The blind area contains the unsighted traits visible to others, but this area is reduced through active feedback solicitation. The hidden area remains veiled when there is a conscious disclosure of public information, which elicits lesser intimate responses than that of private information. The unknown area contains repressed feelings that once arose from traumatic experiences, which remains private.

Apart from the typical self-disclosure that exists between friends, there is another form of self-disclosure that occurs due to a threat or pain. As Derlaga & Berg (2013) describes, people describe their feelings, dreams and aims to other people due to various reasons (Derlaga & Berg, 2013). For example, people can disclose their feelings as a result of pain or anger. In this film, Pia discloses her feelings to Viru, his father due to anger of the pestering pressure he applied on her brother that made him commit suicide. Self-disclosure resulting from anger ruins a relationship rather than develop it because the information conveyed during the disclosure moment is usually negative. Although the recipient may experience remorse and take responsibility

The layers of self-disclosure can be identified as layers of an onion. Self-disclosure can be referred to as layers of an onion because in the relationship you peel back a layer at a time. The outer layer of the onion is only superficial communication that is not as intimate and can be seen by any of the public. This communication can include height, weight, where someone works or goes to school, etc. The inner layer of the onion includes more personal communication that is not always seen by the public. This inner layer can include communication that involves a persons goals, values, and beliefs. In a study done in 2012, bloggers tended to stick to the outer layers of the onion when discussing topics in their blogs (Tang). The social penetration theory and social media’s impact on the theory will be expanded upon more later on in the paper.

Self-disclosure is the voluntary sharing of personal history, preferences, attitudes, feelings, values, secrets, etc. with another person (Griffin, p. 97). As stated in the introduction Altman and Taylor look at relationships as an “onions.” The different layers are representative of different feelings of a person. When

For example, I consider myself to be a combination of the hidden self and open self personality. I consider myself to be in (need a better word here or another approach to the sentence “My hidden self responds to situations based on…) hidden self because with me in depends on what mood I am in. It is all the things about me and of others that I keep to myself (this is a definition. You should lead your ideas with the definition and cite where the definition was found). When interacting I keep things to myself that I do not want revealed. When I do not care for a person they will never know because I stay neutral with them and still associate and speak to them. I may express how I feel about that person to someone else but not to that individual. I try to avoid confrontations. The hidden self in myself is also when I keep certain things about myself and other people private. For example, my friend disclosed a secret about her boyfriend that I pretend I never heard about when I come in contact with him. For example, when I am happy, I want to talk to everyone and hang out with friends and family. But, when I am neutral I want to stay at home and clean up or relax and watch television. In my irritable stages I do not answer my phone or if I do I will not speak much but do not want the person to know I am irritable. When I am angry I get very confrontational and want to yell at certain individuals I come in contact with.

When we get comfortable with someone of our same intellectual as well as emotional level, our barriers of complex just break down. And you allow them to see as who you really are! That is when we go through the Johari window, all the windows such as open area/blind area/hidden area/unknown are getting wide open not only to our friends but also to ourselves to explore what is hidden in ourselves.