The Johari Analysis is a model consisting of four different areas used to describe the roles that self-awareness and self-disclosure play is a relationship. Each plane represents a difference in the way you act around people, and how people feel toward you. I scored twenty-one in Receptivity to feedback, and thirty-two in Willingness to self disclose. These scores left me with a large "open" and "blind" area. After reading the information provided and taking this test I have realized things that have been rather "blind" to me.
When looking at my personal Johari Analysis I think what and who molded these areas that I am today. One quadrant of mine is the "hidden" this is an area which people do not know about ones self but you are very aware of. During my grade school years my father transferred jobs causing me to move far away from everyone I knew and grew up with. In a sense I had to start with a clean slate. Knowing no one I tried my best to fit in, playing sports even sports I didn't like, just to fit in and be a part of the picture. While doing this it very similar to the "online" effect the book talks about. It uses the example of a person in the chat room where if someone dislikes your attitude or personality you can simply change your name and reenter. This works great for some people, it places them in a "cyber-world" where they can be whoever they want. I was in a similar situation except this was reality. I found myself having friends who really didn't know me. When confronting them about problems I was having it felt very awkward. After a few years I began to adjust, but not back to my old ways. I found myself acting more and more like the person I created.
Today the music groups, Hollywood stars, and the media play a huge role in the way America's youth act today. Acceptance by a group is crucial to an adolescent's social life. Parents have to spend thousands of dollars for designer clothes because we crave what we see on the television.
