Self-Disclosure
What is it?
Rewards
Dangers
Guidelines for Self-Disclosure
Self-disclosure refers to communicating information about yourself to another person.
I would be showing self disclosure if I was telling a patient about my characteristics.
They can contain information like your behavior, desires, values, and beliefs. 
It can be communicated nonverbally simply by what kind of shirt you are wearing.
Influences
Who you are can depend on what type of information you disclose to someone. If someone is introverted, they are more likely to not disclose information to others.
A person's gender can also determine what you disclose to others. Women are the ones who are more open to disclosing information.
I would be more likely to tell my patient about my job roles rather than what my job pays.
The listener can also have an impact on how open you will be. If the person is not very trustworthy they may not tell them information.
Self-knowledge is one good thing that comes out of being more open about self-disclosure. It allows someone to understand themselves better.
People tend to be better of physiologically if they are open about themselves to others.
I would be experiencing a reward of self-disclosure if I was earning self-knowledge through the use of self-disclosure.
Relationships will strive if you maintain good self-disclosure with other people.
Self-disclosure can come with different types of dangers as well.
If you chose to disclose information to the wrong person it may have personal repercussions.
Self-disclosure between close relationships or relatives may actually destroy the relationship due to a threat or lack of mutual attraction.
I would be experiencing a danger if I openly discussed a certain religion at work which people disagreed with.
Guidelines for making self-disclosures can be to disclose out of appropriate motivation, in the appropriate context, gradually, and without imposing burdens on yourself or others.
Disclosure in the appropriate context would be making sure that it is the correct time and place to disclose the information or if it should happen differently.
Disclosing gradually is when you give the other person a chance to comment on what you just said before disclosing more information.
Guidelines for facilitating and responding to self-disclosures can be practicing the skills of effective and active listening, supporting and reinforcing the discloser, and keeping disclosers confidential.
I would be seen keeping disclosures confidential if I was to tell someone else what John disclosed to me.
The guidelines for resisting pressure to self-disclose are to not be pushed, be indirect and move to another topic, delay a decision, or be assertive in your refusal to disclose.
Delaying a decision could be seen as avoiding saying no, but putting the answer off to a later time.
If you are assertive about what you want to disclose it will deter people from asking about it more.