When learning about the Johari Window, the student nurse recognizes th

QUESTION

When learning about the Johari Window, the student nurse recognizes that the model consists of four areas, and that the hidden self can best be described as

a. what is known to self and others.
b. what is known by others, but not by self.
c. what is known by self, but not by others.
d. what is unknown to self and also unknown to others.

ANSWER:

ANS: C
Although cognitive awareness of the self-concept is never fully complete, the Johari Window provides a disclosure/feedback model to help people learn more about their self-concept (Luft & Ingham). The model consists of four areas:
¥ Open self (arena): what is known to self and others
¥ Blind self: what is known by others, but not by self
¥ Hidden self (façade): what is known by self, but not by others
¥ Unknown self: what is unknown to self and also unknown to others