Johari window
The Johari window is a window of conscious and unconscious personality and behavioral characteristics between self and other, or a group. It was developed in 1955 by the American social psychologists Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham. The names of these two were used for naming. Using the Johari window is especially the so-called " blind spot " illustrated in the self-image of a person.
It plays in the group dynamic work since the 1960s, 70s an important role to demonstrate the differences between self - perception and perception of and belongs to the standard repertoire of group-dynamic models and methods. Structurally it belongs to the differential and personality psychology to the defense mechanisms of social psychology and group dynamics.
Johari adjectives
In performing the experiment, the participants will receive a list with the following 56 adjectives from which they have five or six select, describe in their opinion, their personality. The other group members will then receive the same list, and each must in turn select five or six adjectives that describe their colleagues. These adjectives are then placed together in the fields of the Johari window.
- Accepting
- Silly
- Tense
- Adaptable
- Attentive
- Modest
- Certainly
- Full of energy
- Relaxed
- Extrovert
- Capable
- Friendly
- Solicitous
- Patient
- Cleverly
- Ingenious
- Happy
- Generously
- Cheerful
- Helpful
- Idealistic
- Intelligent
- Introvert
- Competent
- Complex
- Bold
- Lovingly
- Logically
- Powerful
- Thoughtful
- Nervous
- Nice
- Organized
- Responsive
- Ripe
- Religious
- Quiet
- Shy
- Clever
- Self-conscious
- Self-confident
- Sentimental
- Spontaneously
- Still
- Proud
- Seeking
- Brave
- Independent
- Reliable
- Reasonable
- Trustworthy
- Warm-hearted
- Wise
- Funny
- Dignified
Four fields
Public
Public is everything a man surrenders of what he himself and others is so well known. This includes the shares of the personality that are made visible to the outside and are perceived by others. This part is generally rather small compared with the other parts. But it is above all the non-public areas, relations very much determined. Apart from the external and internal features include added features such as ambition or anxiety, as far as these emerge recognizable to the outside.
Secret
Secret is all the person knows or knows, but the other does not make available or actively hides from them.
Blind spot
Under the " blind spot " refers to everything that is sent by the victim and perceived by the recipient without the person concerned is aware of it. Others recognize characteristics that do not recognize the person in himself.
Unknown
Unknown is all that neither the person concerned is still known others. It is unenthülltes terrain, which is in addition to the perceived, real facts and a continuum of all possibilities, however, unknown.
Objectives of development
Joseph Luft describes as a goal of learning in group dynamics to make the common room for maneuver transparent and on. In Johari window while the upper left box is getting bigger, the other three are smaller.
- To divulge - By communicating and sharing personal secrets with others to minimize the burden that had to be operated for maintaining the confidentiality and increase the freedom and leeway in public.
- Observations tell - through sharing of observations about blind spots directly to the person concerned (feedback) wins this knowledge about yourself and can perceive and complete as his private and public leeway conscious.
Both approaches complement each other and also help to make the unconscious conscious and thus manageable.