The Psychology of Secrets /
The public revelation of what were once considered extremely private matters is becoming a new social norm. Has this movement toward openness gone too far? Are there negative consequences to revealing secrets? When and why is it helpful to reveal secrets? What can be done to alleviate the burden of...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boston, MA :
Springer US,
2002.
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| Series: | Plenum series in social/clinical psychology.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The public revelation of what were once considered extremely private matters is becoming a new social norm. Has this movement toward openness gone too far? Are there negative consequences to revealing secrets? When and why is it helpful to reveal secrets? What can be done to alleviate the burden of secrecy? Will the anguish of keeping a secret pass in time? What factors should enter into deciding to reveal a secret? This book addresses these questions. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 263 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781461506836 (electronic bk.) 1461506832 (electronic bk.) |
| ISSN: | 1568-2528 |