Self-disclosure: Theory, Research, And Therapy (perspectives In Social Psychology)

"Decisions about self-disclosure-whether to reveal one's thoughts, feelƯ ings, or past experiences to another person, or the level of intimacy of such disclosure-are part of the everyday life of most persons. The nature of the decisions that a person makes will have an impact on his or her life. They will determine the kinds of relationships the person has with others; how others perceive him or her; and the degree of selfƯ knowledge and awareness that the person possesses. The study of self-disclosure has interested specialists from many disciplines, including personality and social psychologists, clinical and counseling psychologists, and communications researchers. Our book brings together the work of experts from these various disciplines with the hope that knowledge about work being done on self-disclosure in related disciplines will be increased. A strong emphasis in each of the chapters is theory development and the integration of ideas about self-disclosure. The book's chapters explore three major areas, including the interrelationship of self-disclosure and personality as well as the role of self-disclosure in the development, maintenance, and deterioration of personal relationships, and the conƯ tribution of self-disclosure to psychotherapy, marital therapy, and counseling"--Font no determinada Front Matter....Pages i-xxi Themes in the Study of Self-Disclosure....Pages 1-8 A Neuropsychological Perspective of Interpersonal Communication....Pages 9-34 Why Am I Telling You This?....Pages 35-58 Private Self-Consciousness and Self-Disclosure....Pages 59-79 Gender and Self-Disclosure....Pages 81-100 Responsiveness and Self-Disclosure....Pages 101-130 Marriage and Verbal Intimacy....Pages 131-154 Self-Disclosure and Relationship Disengagement....Pages 155-174 The Relation of Loneliness and Self-Disclosure....Pages 175-201 The Relationship between Psychopathology and Self-Disclosure....Pages 203-227 The Dilemma of Distress Disclosure....Pages 229-255 “I Have to Talk to Somebody”....Pages 257-282 Self-Disclosure in Cognitive Marital Therapy....Pages 283-301 Counseling and Self-Disclosure....Pages 303-327 Commentary....Pages 329-342 Back Matter....Pages 343-357