Self-disclosure is revealing personal information about oneself to another person. It contributes to relationships, with effects depending on the disclosure and how it is received. Research links disclosure and liking in several directions; disclosure alone does not guarantee trust or intimacy.
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Key concepts are the working vocabulary of the field: the terms that the models and tools rely on and that a decision about communication has to use precisely. Each entry defines the term and sends you to the brief or the self-guided audit where it is put to work.