The Springer Social Clinical Psychology

By: Anita E. Kelly

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Hardcover | 31 January 2002

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On an MTV special aired in 2000, young interviewees were asked to confess the worse thing they were ever told during a romantic breakup. One person tearfully responded "that I suck in bed. " More recently, an acquaintance of mine admitted to his new girlfriend that he "has a mean streak. " She decided not to date him after that. Another memorable and painful example of openness occurred years ago when I served as a member of a suicide intervention team. I was called to a very disturbing scene in an upscale neighborhood to console a woman who was threaten ing to take her life on the lawn in front of her children. Her husband had just confessed his long-term affair to her that morning and she felt that her world was coming apart. Fortunately, she did not take her life but was left with the humiliation of haVing her neighbors know about her private troubles. The question these examples bring to mind is, "Why do people so often reveal potentially stigmatizing personal information to others?" The reader probably has an intuitive answer to this question already. It can seem like such a burden-even torture-to keep secrets from other people. Hiding such things as feelings of discontent from a boyfriend or girlfriend, violations of the law from close friends, and indiscretions from employers can be alienating. People want others to know them; therefore they often end up disclosing self-incriminating information.

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"This book comprehensively delves into the psychological positives and negatives of revealing ones personal secrets. [...] The author is a credible researcher and educator, and her expertise is evident. A comprehensive understanding of the inner working of secrets is provided. Readers are given new insights into why we reveal our deepest and most hidden thoughts. Highlights include the basic definition of secrecy, problems that lead to secrecy, and secrecy in psychotherapy. I especially enjoyed the chapter on the health benefits of revealing. This book is worthwhile to read and review and will be of value to social and clinical psychologists. Despite the cost, I see it possibly as a supplementary text for advanced graduate level psychology courses. This book is recommended for those seeking strong research on the psychology of secrets."
(Nicholas Greco IV, M.S. Abbott Laboratories)
"Anyone interested in the nature of communication in friendships, intimate relationships, or psychotherapy will find the author's many insights both edifying and useful. Highly recommended for readers at all levels."
(Choice, September 2002)

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The Nature of Secrecy	p. 1
Defining Secrecy	p. 3
How Common Is Secrecy?	p. 9
Types of Secrets People Keep	p. 10
Why People Keep Secrets	p. 15
Rules of Revealing Secrets	p. 16
Why People Reveal Secrets	p. 17
Conclusion	p. 21
Individual Differences in Secret Keeping	p. 23
Correlates of Unconscious Inhibition and the Repressive Coping Style	p. 24
Correlates of Conscious Inhibition	p. 31
Profile of a Secret Keeper	p. 38
Why Secrecy Is Linked to Problems	p. 41
Inhibition Model	p. 42
Preoccupation Model	p. 47
Self-Perception Model	p. 54
Diminishes Social Support	p. 56
A Predispositional Explanation	p. 57
Conclusion	p. 63
Health Benefits of Revealing	p. 67
Revealing Traumatic versus Trivial Events	p. 69
Revealing to a Psychotherapist versus Revealing Privately	p. 72
Writing versus Talking	p. 74
Revealing Previously Disclosed versus Undisclosed Events	p. 75
Revealing Real versus Imagined Traumas	p. 76
Healthy Undergraduates versus Clinical Samples	p. 77
Meta-analyses	p. 78
Summary	p. 78
Conclusion	p. 79
What Is It about Revealing Secrets That Is Beneficial?	p. 81
New Insights	p. 81
Catharsis	p. 85
New Insights versus Catharsis	p. 88
Study 1	p. 89
Study 2	p. 91
Discussion	p. 96
Conclusion	p. 98
Secrecy and Openness in Psychotherapy	p. 101
Theoretical Perspectives on the Role of Clients' Openness	p. 103
Empirical Findings on the Role of Clients' Openness in Therapy	p. 117
Conclusion	p. 126
Why Openness May Not Be Therapeutic: A Self-Presentational View of Psychotherapy	p. 129
Self-Presentation Research	p. 132
Self-Presentational View of Client Change	p. 141
Conclusion	p. 157
Dilemmas to Revealing Secrets and the Role of the Confidant	p. 161
Negative Consequences of Revealing Secrets	p. 164
Positive Consequences of Revealing Secrets	p. 174
Consequences of Revealing May Depend on the Confidant	p. 178
Features of Helpful Confidants	p. 181
Optimal Number of Confidants	p. 185
Conclusion	p. 185
When to Reveal Personal Secrets in a Particular Relationship	p. 187
Proposed Model for When to Reveal	p. 191
Options to Revealing the Complete Truth	p. 203
Limitations	p. 209
Summary	p. 214
Testing the Model with Sample Secrets	p. 214
Conclusion	p. 216
References	p. 219
Index	p. 253
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