Knowra Self-disclosure Self-disclosure Self-disclosure is the sharing of personal information, thoughts, or feelings with another person. It can range from routine facts to deeply private experiences.
Social Penetration Theory : A theory describing how relationships develop through increasingly broad and intimate exchanges of personal information. It explains how disclosure can deepen relationships through gradual increases in breadth and intimacy.
Intimacy : A quality of close relationships involving emotional closeness, trust, and personal knowledge. Sharing private thoughts can build the closeness that characterizes intimate relationships.
Therapeutic self-disclosure : A therapist’s selective sharing of personal information or reactions during treatment. It applies disclosure to the therapist’s role and raises questions about boundaries and benefit.
Secrecy : The practice of keeping information hidden from particular people or groups. Secrecy withholds information that self-disclosure makes available to another person.
Disclosure decision-making model : A model of how people weigh goals, risks, and expected outcomes before disclosing private information. It frames disclosure as a decision whose costs and benefits vary across situations.
Reciprocity (social psychology) : A social norm in which people respond to another person’s action with a comparable action. People often match the intimacy of a disclosure with one of their own.
Interpersonal trust : A willingness to rely on another person based on expectations of their reliability and goodwill. Disclosure can signal trust, while a respectful response can reinforce it.
Expressive writing : A writing practice in which people describe thoughts and feelings about significant experiences. Writing can provide a private form of disclosure, sometimes studied for psychological and health effects.
Confession : An admission of wrongdoing, fault, or a concealed truth, often to an authority or affected person. Confession is a narrower form of revelation centered on an admission or transgression.
Disclosure and health outcomes : Research on associations between revealing personal experiences and physical or psychological health. Findings vary by disclosure method, recipient, and the experience being shared.
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