CMN 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Uncertainty Reduction Theory, Social Penetration Theory, Disclose
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Lecture 6 - 2/8 relationship development and self disclosure: failure to disclose can produce cancerous stress which leads not only to psychological but physical problems as well - jourard, definitions. Self-description i. information about yourself that you feel comfortable revealing ii. low risk information (like your age, sex, major etc. ) iii. important in relationship development (the start of relationships) If info is not learned without you telling them, it"s not self disclosure: involves some risk (some may reject us or some may forgive us) we don"t know how ppl will react when we share information. Ex: i"m happy i got married last weekend provides judgment of some kind: descriptive = just reporting facts without. Ex: i got married last weekend evaluation: functions of self-disclosure = what do we get out of self-disclosure? (four) . disclosing makes you closer to other ppl i. self-disclosure is the primary vehicle/communication process that helps progress relationships.
