The Shadow Side of Self-Disclosure
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9022092 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bernhard Kempler (Georgia State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 109-117 |
| Publication date | 1987-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Humanistic Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1678 • E-ISSN: 1552-650X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022167887271008 |
| OpenAlex | W1988600081 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 2 |
The author, having through hiding and disguise survived the Holocaust in Poland, discusses the risks and potential negative consequences of uncritical self-disclosure. Developmentally, most of us have had adequate reasons to learn to protect central parts of ourselves, not only from others but also from our own consciousness. Uncritical self-disclosure can be harmful to ourselves as well as to others. At times, too early self-disclosure of fresh and still new inner movements can abort their growth. The author argues that responsible self-disclosure, that carefully considers "what, to whom, and for what purpose," is a mark of maturity, and needs to be validated and respected even in the context of psychotherapy
Abort · Consciousness · Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Maturity (psychological · Psychoanalysis · Self · Self-disclosure · Shadow (psychology · Computer Science · History · Psychology · Social Psychology · Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1987 - 2001 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |