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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. At the same time, language can also create a split in the experience of the ______ because it can only partially represent other senses of self.

2. Stern notes that it is likely that __________ implications of this metaphor will come about slowly and indirectly.

3. What the infant enjoys and what reality is accepted arise together for the _________, not the latter after the former.

4. __________ intensity, according to Stern, may not be the decisive influence that many have thought it to be.

5. The process of affect attunement is a bit of a mystery, though many have speculated that ________ is not enough to get the process off the ground.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does it mean when the book says it is cross-modal and that it can cross sensory modalities?

6. What does it mean when Stern describes the idea of deferred imitation in children?

7. What does it seem about the levels of stimulation that an infant experiences in their life, according to the content of the book?

8. Why does Stern believe that the whole chain of reasoning that led to the idea of a barrier should be discarded?

9. What does Stern see as being the most important and clinically observable aspect of intersubjective relatedness?

10. Why should the period of emergence of each sense of self be focused on when an infant is studied, according to the content of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to the book, during a certain time period, a child begins to see themselves objectively in the world.

Part 1: Why is it possible for a child to see themselves objectively?

Part 2: Do you think it's easy to see a child objectively in this world?

Part 3: How do you think you do in terms of seeing your own self objectively? Can you?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Freud believed that a child, at the beginning of life, had a protective shield against stimuli.

Part 1: Why do you think Freud believed that children were not subject to stimuli at first?

Part 2: Do you agree with Freud's idea that children lack the ability to understand and perceive stimuli?

Part 3: How do you think a child's experience is changed if they experience stimuli at a younger age?

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