MGT Human Relations 3

According to John Powell, arrange the levels of self-disclosure starting from the lowest (fifth level) of self-disclosure to the highest (first level) of self-disclosure. (Arrange the levels in the descending order.) (Place the fifth level on top and the first level at the bottom.)

1.Cliche conversation 2.Reporting the facts about others 3.Expressing ideas and judgements 4.expressign feeling and emotions on the "gut level" 5. peak communication

Anna possesses a timid personality. She is not vocal about her opinions and keeps her feelings to herself. She never feels the need to confide in others and is close-mouthed about issues in her personal life. In the context of the Johari Window, check the true statement from the following list.

Anna possesses a large hidden pane.

is the exchange of pleasantries that people rely on everyday and requires very little self-disclosure.

Cliché conversation

What are the steps one should follow to develop an effective and accurate style of self-disclosure? (Check all that apply.)

Develop a foundation of self-knowledge Determine the relevance of revealing oneself Keep the disclosure real and genuine

communication, or level 2 communication, is a level of communication in which feelings are conveyed sincerely.

Gut Level

Which of the following actions should one avoid to develop an effective style of self-disclosure at the workplace? (Check all that apply.)

Ignoring the organizational and cultural context while sharing information Making personal disclosures too quickly

Identify the consequences of failing to self-disclose. (Check all that apply.)

It results in the loss of a sense of identity. It drains the energy of the individual. It leads to slowdown of personal growth.

Jenny is open and honest about her work. She always makes her thoughts and feelings about her work, colleagues, and work environment very clear. Her peers often say that Jenny is a genuine and real person. Identify a correct statement that summarizes this scenario.

Jenny is good at self-disclosure.

Individuals develop traits such as dishonesty and secrecy and adopt other defenses to prevent other people from determining their true motives and thoughts.

Reason: This is true. Many people spend much of their lives unconsciously building barriers to effective human relations. They develop traits such as secrecy, dishonesty, or other defenses to prevent people from determining their true thoughts and motives.

The blind pane is disturbing to people who would rather not believe that others see personality traits that they don't see in themselves.

Reason: This is true. The blind pane can hide good qualities in people as well as bad traits. This pane can shrink if one heeds another person's encouragement and allows oneself to look into one's blind areas to a greater extent.

The unknown pane in the Johari Window is likely to be more exciting and frightening than the blind pane because of its contents. Which of the following are included in the unknown pane?

Repressed childhood memories of an individual Prejudices and unspoken attitudes of one's parents

Identify the true statements about people who spend their lives building barriers to human relations.

They believe that the nonexistence of such barriers would cause catastrophes such as loneliness and rejection. They build online personas that are different from their real selves to promote a social image that they want people to believe.

Why do most individuals avoid self-disclosure?

To deny that they have problems To gain everyone's approval To protect other people's feelings

Why do most individuals avoid self-disclosure? (Check all that apply.)

To protect other people's feelings To gain everyone's approval To deny that they have problems

The blind pane is disturbing to people who would rather not believe that others see personality traits that they don't see in themselves.

True

A feature of the hidden pane in the Johari Window is that it

becomes smaller as a close relationship develops

A characteristic of the blind pane in the Johari Window is that it

is capable of hiding both good and bad qualities in people

The unknown pane in the Johari Window is likely to be exciting and more frightening than the blind pane because

it contains repressed emotions and information that may come out in one's fantasies, dreams, and even slips of the tongue

The ability to let another person know the genuine components of one's thoughts, desires, and feelings is called

self-disclosure

True or false: A common energy drain faced by an individual who fails to self-disclose is the fear of being discovered.

tRUE

Lack of self-disclosure results in

the loss of relationships with others

Lack of self-disclosure results in the loss of relationships with others because it

unravels the common thread that ties a person to others