The Johari Window is a model that helps to explain and improve self-awareness and self-communication. The window is divided into four quadrants: open, blind, hidden, and unknown. The open quadrant is made up of information that is known to both the individual and others. The blind quadrant is made up of information that is known to the individual but not others. The hidden quadrant is made up of information that is known to others but not the individual. The unknown quadrant is made up of information that is unknown to both the individual and others. The goal is to move information from the unknown and hidden quadrants to the open quadrant, where it can be discussed and improved. Show How is the Johari Window used?The Johari Window is a model that helps people understand and manage their interpersonal relationships. It was developed by Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham in the 1950s, and is based on the idea that people can be classified into four categories according to how much they know about themselves and how much they reveal to others. The four categories are:
What is a typical Johari Window model?The Johari Window model is a tool that can be used to help improve self-awareness and understanding of others. The model consists of four quadrants: open, blind, hidden, and unknown. The open quadrant is made up of information that is known to both the individual and others. The blind quadrant is made up of information that is known to the individual but not others. The hidden quadrant is made up of information that is known to others but not the individual. The unknown quadrant is made up of information that is unknown to both the individual and others. The goal of using the Johari Window model is to move information from the unknown and hidden quadrants to the open and blind quadrants. The Johari window is a technique[1] designed to help people better understand their relationship with themselves and others. It was created by psychologists Joseph Luft (1916–2014) and Harrington Ingham (1916–1995) in 1955, and is used primarily in self-help groups and corporate settings as a heuristic exercise.[2][3] Luft and Ingham named their model "Johari" using a combination of their first names. DescriptionIn the exercise, someone picks a number of adjectives from a list, choosing ones they feel describe their own personality. The subject's peers then get the same list, and each picks an equal number of adjectives that describe the subject. These adjectives are then inserted into a two-by-two grid of four cells.[4] The philosopher Charles Handy calls this concept the Johari House with four rooms. Room one is the part of ourselves that we and others see. Room two contains aspects that others see but we are unaware of. Room three is the private space we know but hide from others. Room four is the unconscious part of us that neither ourselves nor others see.[5] The four quadrantsOpen The open area is that part of our conscious self – our attitudes, behavior, motivation, values, way of life – that we are aware of and that is known to others. We move within this area with freedom. We are "open books". Façade/hidden Adjectives selected by the subject, but not by any of their peers, go in this quadrant. These are things the peers are either unaware of, or that are untrue but for the subject's claim. Blind Adjectives not selected by subjects, but only by their peers go here. These represent what others perceive but the subject does not. Unknown Adjectives that neither the subject nor the peers selected go here. They represent the subject's behaviors or motives that no one participating recognizes—either because they do not apply or because of collective ignorance of these traits.Johari adjectivesThe participant can use adjectives like these as possible descriptions in the Johari window.[6]
Motivational equivalentThe concept of meta-emotions categorized by basic emotions offers the possibility of a meta-emotional window as a motivational counterpart to the meta-cognitive Johari window. TherapyOne therapeutic target may be the expansion of the Open (Arena) square at the expense of both the Unknown square and the Blind Spot square, resulting in greater knowledge of oneself, while voluntary disclosure of Private (Hidden or Facade) squares may result in greater interpersonal intimacy and friendship.[7] See also
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