Self-disclosure

Self-disclosure is about how much information is stated, such as feelings and thoughts. By sharing personal aspects or private information (Wheeless, 1978). Disclosure is an attempt at building rapport and to better learn about yourself. It helps your perspective to the receiver, to become visible or noticed. Self disclosure can either benefit or hurt your verbalizations. By involving others, it can make you weak through criticism or rejection. By testing assumption or disclosing information, you can distinguish if the receiver is receptive to be reciprocated. In 1973 two social psychologists, Irwin Altmar and Dalmas Taylor; developed the self disclosure theory to relate to social penetration theory. It entails correlation to peeling an onion.…

 The team with the highest total score wins. Description of the Learning Problem Good interpersonal relationships require the ability to interact effectively with others, such as family members, friends, acquaintances, and colleagues. Interpersonal relationships also requires self‐disclosure so that you can be recognized as an individual; building trust with yourself and others; communicating your ideas, thoughts and feelings effectively; listening to other people express…

Self –disclosure, according to Ivey, Bradford Ivey, & Zalaquette (2016), is when a counselor shares his or her own past personal experiences, here –and-now observations or feelings towards the client or opinions about the future. Although, this is a controversial topic in counseling, (Ivey, Bradford Ivey, & Zalaquette 2016), this microskill has some benefits that promote healing to the client. As a future counselor, I know there will be a time in my profession when I may be counseling a middle…

Therapist self-disclosure has long frequented the counseling and psychotherapy literature (LaPorte, Sweifach, & Linzer, 2010). Over the past decade, the topic has received increased attention in theoretical debates (Audet & Everall, 2003) and empirical research (Kelly & Rodriguez, 2007; Bitar, Kimball, Bermúdez, & Drew, 2014). There has been an expansion of ideas about what makes a disclosure ethically appropriate (Audet, 2011) and how relevant ethical principles should guide therapist decisions…

One must utilize wisdom, discernment and understanding when decided on the appropriate level of self-disclosure. A counselor should never self-disclose with a wrong motive or to manipulate and coerce the client. Sharing a part of one’s self as a counselor should be embarked on with the utmost care and integrity. This type of sharing is only appropriate when it assists the client with understanding that they are not alone in what they are feeling and experiencing. If a counselor can share a…

fashion while integrating thoughts and feelings (Pennebaker & Seagal, 1999). Studies suggest that when a person is able to integrate his thoughts and feelings, there is a sense of control he/she experiences which in turn means he/she is able to express what he/she goes through – trauma, situations where they experience emotional distress or situations where they experience joy. It might also be said that self-disclosure is therapeutic. While most studies look at self-disclosure as a form of…

Based on Servellen (2009), "Self-disclosure is defined as instances of openly sharing personal information about oneself, including experiences, attitudes, and feelings. In essence, provider self-disclosure entails any self-revelation of a personal nature" (p. 150). Any term starting with the pronoun "I" can be classified as self-disclosure; using the "I" term can be used as a self-disclosure technique. In the health care field if the patient gives off that he or she is providing self-disclosure…

advance in this company, but it has been brought to our attention by your talk with Julie that you lack some skills vital to being a working cog in this company. Specifically your self-disclosure skill, or rather lack thereof. We hope that you will take the following constructive criticism…

answer to this question is no and probably for good reason, despite the counselor's intent of wanting to help those who want or trying to recover from alcohol and drugs, the outcome may not be what is being looked for for. The alcohol and drug counselor, may struggle with cognitive dissonance (behavioral and attitude issues) that will help them focus on there own recovery instead of the clients. The problem with someone going through therapy and recovery themselves can be a hindrance to those…

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…