The Wedding Planner

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The Wedding Planner

• Mary (Jennifer Lopez)
• Steve (Matthew McConaughey)

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Self-Disclosure
by Dorothy Hill

• Definition
• Self-disclosure is the process of deliberately
  revealing information about oneself that is
  significant and that would not normally be known
  by others
• 1. Deliberate
• 2. Significant
• 3. Not known to others

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The Johari Window
Joseph Luft Harry Ingham
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Content of Self-Disclosure

• Facts
• Opinions and attitudes
• Emotions and feelings

Every person is an animated questionnaire-
Sidney Jourard 1971
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Reciprocity

• A two way street
• One act of self-disclosure begets another.
• Mutual self-disclosure plays a causative role in
  intimate relationships

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Conclusion

• Disclosure behavior has been associated with
  physical health and success in close
  relationships. It is complex, multifaceted and
  will continue to be the subject of research.