Self-disclosure is seen as vital to the development of relationships and to the happiness of established relationships. AsJourard and Whitman (1971)put it, “if we want to be loved, we must disclose ourselves” (p. 83). Experiments have shown that gradually escalating self-disclosure between s...
As we are getting to know someone, we engage in self-disclosure and move information from the “hidden” to the “open” pane. By doing this, we decrease the size of our hidden area and increase the size of our open area, which increases our shared reality. The reactions that we get ...
The “impostor syndrome” often afflicts those who fear that true self-disclosure will lower them in others’ esteem; rightly handled, however, (i)___ may actually (ii)___ one’s standing. willfulness…consolidate imposture…undermine affectatio
During sports activities, the body produces a significant amount of dopamine as physical intensity increases, leading to a pleasant mood, increased self-confidence, and more opportunities for self-disclosure. Based on previous studies, this research hypothesizes that moderate-to-vigorous physical ...
‘self’, at least leads it more directly to the thing itself”, and he recognizes that “the relation of fulfillment is of a sort that admits of degrees. A concatenation of such relations seems accordingly possible where the epistemic superiority steadily increases” (Husserl 2001, LI, VI, ...