What Role Does Self-Disclosure Play in the Development and Maintenance

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Essay

What role does self-disclosure play in the development and maintenance of an interpersonal relationship? Discuss the ways that inappropriate disclosure might hinder the relationship as well as how appropriate disclosure enhances the relationship.

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Definitions:

Unipolar

Referring to mood disorders that involve only one emotional pole, such as depression, without episodes of mania.

Dissociative Identity Disorder

A severe form of dissociation, a mental process which produces a lack of connection in a person's thoughts, memory, and sense of identity, formerly known as multiple personality disorder.

Sexual Orientation

An enduring pattern of romantic or sexual attraction to persons of the opposite sex, same sex, both sexes, or more than one gender.

Transitions

Processes or periods of change from one state or condition to another in various contexts such as life stages, jobs, or educational levels.