Chris Miller
Newman BCTC
Interpersonal Communication
November 21, 2014
Interpersonal Communication; Self-Disclosure
Interpersonal communication is defined as the process through which individuals in a community exchange feelings and information using both the verbal and non-verbal communication (Wolvin and Coskley 15). Concepts and theories have been used to attempt to explain and investigate refined complexities of interpersonal communication. Self-disclosure is one of the various strategies that individuals use when approaching one another, and also during various stages of their relationships both in the beginning and in the ending as a key concept in the interpersonal communication theory. This essay will discuss self-disclosure as a …show more content…
In their model, the self was represented as a window with four panes; the arena or the open part of the self, the hidden or the façade, the blind part, and the unknown part. An individual communicates with others by looking out from his/her window as well as through theirs. The sizes of the window panes may vary depending on the amount of trust the communicator has on others and the willingness to reveal the hidden aspects of oneself unto them at a particular instance and place. The model highlights the importance of the key factors -trust and openness- in building a solid relationship depending on other external variables such as the culture.
It is easy to recall occasions when an individual thought that it was too risky or premature to disclose personal details regarding oneself to a third party. Majority of cultural trends also agree that it is practically unwise and premature to disclose individual opinions on intimate or controversial topics to individuals we recently acquainted with in a class or a conference for the sake as a means of getting intimate. As observed from the Johari Window the open window will continue to reduce when we relate politely to each other at the first meeting (Wood
Newman BCTC
Interpersonal Communication
November 21, 2014
Interpersonal Communication; Self-Disclosure
Interpersonal communication is defined as the process through which individuals in a community exchange feelings and information using both the verbal and non-verbal communication (Wolvin and Coskley 15). Concepts and theories have been used to attempt to explain and investigate refined complexities of interpersonal communication. Self-disclosure is one of the various strategies that individuals use when approaching one another, and also during various stages of their relationships both in the beginning and in the ending as a key concept in the interpersonal communication theory. This essay will discuss self-disclosure as a …show more content…
In their model, the self was represented as a window with four panes; the arena or the open part of the self, the hidden or the façade, the blind part, and the unknown part. An individual communicates with others by looking out from his/her window as well as through theirs. The sizes of the window panes may vary depending on the amount of trust the communicator has on others and the willingness to reveal the hidden aspects of oneself unto them at a particular instance and place. The model highlights the importance of the key factors -trust and openness- in building a solid relationship depending on other external variables such as the culture.
It is easy to recall occasions when an individual thought that it was too risky or premature to disclose personal details regarding oneself to a third party. Majority of cultural trends also agree that it is practically unwise and premature to disclose individual opinions on intimate or controversial topics to individuals we recently acquainted with in a class or a conference for the sake as a means of getting intimate. As observed from the Johari Window the open window will continue to reduce when we relate politely to each other at the first meeting (Wood