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CAS 203:  Interpersonal Communication

SELF DISCLOSURE

DEFINITION

·        Information normally hidden

·        Privacy (boundary maintenance)

·        History and Story

·        Third party disclosing (outing)

DIMENSIONS

·        Amount - depth and breadth

·        Intimacy

·        Valence

·        Accuracy and Honesty

GUIDELINES TO DISCLOSING

When disclosing consider the:

·        Relationship

·        Appropriateness

reciprocal - dyadic effect

incremental

·        Context (privacy)

When disclosing consider:

·        Clarity and Directness

·        Ownership (“I messages”)

·        Locus (about self or other)

Responding to Disclosure:  Dear Dr. Hecht Letters