THE FOUR SELVES

Johari Window Model

• Johari Window Model was developed

by American psychologists Joseph
Luft and Harry Ingham in 1955, hence
the name Johari. Johari Window is
generally used in Self-help groups in
exercises which help a person to
learn and discover things about
themselves and enhance the
individual’s perception on others.
 OPEN SELF

• The first pane in the window is referred

to as ‘open’ or ‘arena’. This quadrant
represents the actions, behaviors and
information that are known to the
individual and those around them. This
information is public and made
available through communication and
exchanges between the individual and
others. This includes information,
facts, skills and attitudes – anything
that is public knowledge.
 BLIND SELF

• The second quadrant is referred

to as ‘blind’ or ‘blind spot’.
Actions and behaviors in the
blind area are known to others,
but the individual is not aware
of them. The information in the
blind spot can be positive or
negative and include hidden
strengths or areas for
improvement.
 UNKNOWN SELF

• The last window of information is referred

to as simply ‘unknown’. This includes
information, skills, behaviors, etc. that are
unknown to the individual and to others.
This includes subconscious information
that no one is aware of such as early
childhood memories, undiscovered
talents, etc.
 HIDDEN SELF

• The third pane is referred to as ‘hidden’ or

‘facade’. This information is known to the
individual, but not known to anyone else. This
may consist of private information, which the
individual chooses to keep hidden. Feelings,
ambitions, dreams and opinions may be
withheld from the group by the individual out
of fear of negative reaction. Once the
individual trusts others they may choose to
reveal some of their hidden information.
 Importance of the Four Selves
• The Johari Window or the four selves help us
to understand self-awareness and the human
interaction that results from our personal self-
awareness. The premise behind the window is
that there are certain things which we know,
and things we do not know about ourselves.
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