Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-252) and index.
Contents:
ch. 9. When to reveal personal secrets in a particular relationship. ch. 2. Individual differences in secret keeping -- ch. 3. Why secrecy is linked to problems -- ch. 4. Health benefits of revealing -- ch. 5. What is it about revealing secrets that is beneficial -- ch. 6. Secrecy and openness in psychotherapy -- ch. 7. Why openness may not be therapeutic : a self-presentational view of psychotherapy -- ch. 8. Dilemmas to revealing secrets and the role of the confidant -- ch. 9. When to reveal personal secrets in a particular relationship.
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