Discuss self-disclosure and reveal reasons why people self-disclose.

What will be an ideal response?

Self-disclosure occurs when you voluntarily provide information to others that they would not learn if you didn't tell them. According to David Johnson, there are eight reasons why people choose to self-disclose. (1) we begin and deepen a relationship by sharing reactions, feelings, personal information, and confidences; (2) self-disclosure improves the quality of relationships; (3) self-disclosure allows us to validate our perceptions of reality; (4) self-disclosure clarifies our understanding of ourselves; (5) the expression of feelings and reactions is a freeing experience; (6) disclosing or withholding information about ourselves can be a means of social control; (7) self-disclosing is an important part of managing stress and adversity; (8) self-disclosure fulfills a human need to be known intimately and accepted.