MNA2100 - Chapter 3

Which of the following is an example of nonconversation?

"How is your family doing?"

Johari Window

A composite of four panes that shows you ways of relating to others: the open, blind, hidden, and unknown.

Nonconversation

A way to describe the amount of actual conversation in cliché conversation.

Which of the following is a step to arrive at an authentic, effective style of self-disclosure?

Avoiding very personal disclosures.

How can you decrease the size of your hidden pane?

By increasing your trust in someone.

Peak communication

Communication characterized by complete openness and honest self-disclosure. It happens rarely.

Salim's friend Eliza is a professional bird photographer. One day, Salim and Eliza go on a bird photography trip, and Eliza asks Salim to try taking pictures of a few birds with her new camera. To her surprise, Salim takes some good shots. Eliza sees great potential in Salim and encourages him to try bird photography as a hobby. Salim buys a new camera and takes up bird photography. He finds that he is pretty good at it and decides to pursue it as a profession. In the context of the Johari Window, which of the following statements is true of this scenario?

Eliza's feedback reduced the size of Salim's blind pane.

Ideas and Judgments

Expressed through conscious thoughts, opinions, and theories in this level of communication.

True or False: According to John Powell, "reporting the facts about others" is the level of self-disclosure that approaches honest expression because you reveal your conscious thoughts, opinions, and theories.

False

True or False: The first step in dealing with fear is to decide how to respond to it.

False

Which level of self-disclosure identified by John Powell represents real communication?

Gut-level communication

Which of the following helps in clearing up assumptions and hunches about others?

High self-awareness.

Which of the following is a possible consequence of keeping secrets?

It diminishes self-respect.

Gut-level communication

Level of communication in which feelings are expressed honestly.

Which of the following is an outcome of failing to self-disclose?

Losing a sense of identity.

Self-disclosure

The ability to let another person know what is real about your thoughts, desires, and feelings.

Self-awareness

The ability to see yourself realistically, without a great deal of difference between what you are and how you assume others see you.

Cliché conversation

The level of communication with the least amount of self-disclosure, including niceties such as "Have a nice day."

Blind pane

The pane in the Johari Window that contains everything other people can see about you, but you can't see about yourself.

Hidden Pane

The pane in the Johari Window that contains information and feelings that you are hiding from other people.

Open pane

The pane in the Johari Window that contains information that you know about yourself and that you have no reason to hide.

True or False: According to John Powell, a peak communication experience does not occur very often.

True

The unknown pane is more exciting than the blind pane because

increased awareness of the unknown pane can help you open avenues of self-knowledge and make changes in your life.

The blind pane can shrink when a person

pays heed to other people's feedback.

According to Frederick Perls, the purpose of self-disclosure is

to own one's own feelings.

With reference to the Johari Window, analyzing your dreams, fantasies, and slips of the tongue is a way of reducing the size of your

unknown pane.

Unknown pane

The pane of the Johari Window that contains unknown talents, abilities, and attitudes, as well as forgotten and repressed experiences, emotions, and possibilities.

According to John Powell's levels of self-disclosure, what do two people experience during peak communications?

They feel an almost perfect and mutual empathy between themselves.

Repress

To block off memories that may cause pain, embarrassment, or guilt.

True or False: In the context of self-disclosure, it is best to avoid topics such as religion, politics, or non-work-related topics in the workplace.

True

True or False: Making gut-level communication work for you is a key step in the process of learning to self-disclose.

True

True or False: One of the ways to deal with the fear of self-disclosure is to consider the worst case scenario as a possible outcome.

True

True or False: Overdisclosing often happens when a person feels socially awkward and is trying to make conversation.

True

True or False: People develop traits such as secrecy, dishonesty, or other defenses to prevent others from determining their true thoughts and motives.

True

True or False: Promotion of personal growth is one of the positive by-products of self-disclosure.

True

True or False: The failure to self-disclose can result in the wastage of time and energy.

True