Shawn feels like he has made a new friend in Pia, but he does not want to tell her that he was arrested for drunk driving when he was in his early twenties. Explain Shawn’s choice in terms of risk.
What will be an ideal response?
All self-disclosure involves risk. Shawn is concerned that his past reflects poorly on him, and he worries it will color Pia’s opinion about him. People often choose not to disclose because they believe the risks outweigh the benefits; they are afraid that people will hurt or reject them instead of accepting the self-disclosure as a gesture of intimacy. Shawn is assessing greater risk than reward in the idea of telling Pia about his past arrest.
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