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:

Afferent Fibers

Nerve fibers that carry sensory signals from the body's periphery towards the central nervous system.

Peripheral Nervous System

Part of the nervous system that consists of the nerves and ganglia outside of the brain and spinal cord.

Efferent Fibers

Nerve fibers that carry signals away from the central nervous system to the peripheral effectors, such as muscles and glands.

Cranial Nerves

Twelve pairs of nerves that emerge directly from the brain, not through the spinal column, serving various sensory and motor functions of the head and neck.