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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The relationships that develop because of language create a new subjective _______ and domain of relatedness for the infant.

2. Children can begin to see themselves in a mirror, showing that they can now begin to see themselves ___________.

3. Stern doesn't like the idea of a barrier to stimuli because it is based on the idea of a period of life in which an infant is uninterested in ___________.

4. At this stage of development, infants become emotionally responsive to the perceptions of the _________ states of others.

5. _________ believed that in the first few months of life that an infant had a protective shield against stimuli that might affect development.

Short Essay Questions

1. What might result in anxiety disorders later in life, according to Stern's studies in this book?

2. What does Stern believe about the capacities that tie diverse experiences of the social world together?

3. What does Stern recognize about his theory, which he admits at the end of the book?

4. What are the three senses of self, as listed in this section of the book by Stern?

5. At what age do mothers add a new dimension of affect attunement when they are with their infants?

6. What do most experienced clinicians do in terms of the development theory, according to the book?

7. What happens when a child reaches their second year of living, according to the book?

8. What development has Stern's book sought to describe and to explore?

9. What should psychopathology be seen as manifesting, according to the findings of Stern?

10. What sense is most sensitive during its formation, according to Stern in this book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When writing a therapy book, it can be difficult to manage subjective and objective points of view.

Part 1: Do you think an author can be completely objective?

Part 2: What is the value in being subjective when writing a book?

Part 3: How do you think this book might change if it was completely objective?

Essay Topic 2

Psychology assumes that development is the progression from one stage to the next, according to the book.

Part 1: How do you think the a human progresses in their lives?

Part 2: Why do you think the model of stages might not be effective for following the development of a human?

Part 3: Do you think that development in your own life has occurred in stages?

Essay Topic 3

Stern notes that evolution ensured survival through group membership in a species.

Part 1: Do you agree that a person needs to be a part of a group to survive?

Part 2: Do you think you could survive on your own?

Part 3: What are some of the ways that being in a group can increase your survival as a human being?

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