CONTENTS 
6. 
Disclosure of HIV Infection in Interpersonal 
Relationships: A Communication Boundary 
Management Approach 
Gust A. Yep 
33 
7. 
Nonverbal Vernacular Tactics of HIV Discovery 
Among Cay Men 
Daniel C. Brouwer 
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IV: Balancing Private Disclosures From 
Health Care to Illness 
Ti 
3 
8. 
Self-Disclosure and Health: Revisiting 
Sidney Jourard’s Hypothesis 
Charles H. Tardy 
ft: 
9 
Disclosure of Chronic Illness Varies by Topic and Target: 
The Role of Stigma and Boundaries in Willingness 
to Disclose 
Kathryn Greene 
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3 
10. 
Promoting Patients’ Full and Honest Disclosure During 
Conversations With Health Caregivers 
Roxanne Parrott. Veronica Duncan. and Ashley Duggan 
i" 
57 
V: Balancing the Secrets of Private Disclosure 
in Close Relationships 
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11. Conflict Management Through Avoidance: Withholding 
Complaints, Suppressing Arguments, and Declaring 
Topics Taboo 
Michael E. Roloff and Danette E. Ifert 
yi 
31 
12. 
Motivations Underlying Topic Avoidance in Close 
Relationships 
Walid A. Afifi and Laura K. Guerrero 
9 
38 
13. Aggressiveness in Privacy-Seeking Behavior 
Aileen L. S. Buslig and Judee K. Burgoon 
231 
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14. Family Secrets and the Lie of Identity 
Leda Cooks 
14 
97