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The Unknown Self - Understanding the Johari Window

Dr. John Campbell via YouTube

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Explore the Johari Window model in this 15-minute psychology video that examines four key aspects of self-awareness and interpersonal relationships. Learn about the Open Self, which encompasses your visible skills, attitudes, and knowledge, and discover how enlarging this area increases transparency, fosters authentic relationships, builds trust, and strengthens collaboration. Understand the Blind Self - those aspects others can see but you remain unaware of, including non-verbal cues, habits, mannerisms, and behavioral tendencies - and learn strategies for reducing this blind spot through seeking feedback, remaining open to advice, and maintaining willingness to learn while overcoming barriers like pride and denial. Examine the Hidden (Façade) Self, which contains your private thoughts, feelings, fears, values, aspirations, and insecurities, and understand how self-disclosure and honesty can reduce this hidden area to strengthen relationships and improve emotional connections, despite challenges like fear of judgment and vulnerability. Investigate the Unknown Self, comprising latent talents, repressed emotions, subconscious beliefs, and potential capabilities, and discover how self-reflection, new experiences, challenges, and unexpected circumstances can help uncover these hidden aspects. Gain practical insights into this foundational psychological framework developed by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham in 1955 for improving self-awareness and enhancing interpersonal effectiveness.

Syllabus

The Unknown Self, Useful psychology, Johari

Taught by

Dr. John Campbell

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