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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. _______ psychology can also aid in searching for causes when a diagnosis is already known, according to Stern.

3. Stern would like his work to serve as a _______ for clinical practice and for family life as a whole.

4. When an infant is unable to share their inner experiences, they might begin to focus on __________, rather than sharing.

5. Infants must have two versions of the same _______ available, as they enter into this stage of development.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does language cause a split in the experience of the self, according to the book?

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

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

6. What does the quasi-imitation that happens between an infant and their mother produce?

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

8. Why does Stern omit the idea of an oral stage when he discusses the infant growth stages, according to the content of the book?

9. What does Freud believe about the first few months of an infant's life, according to the book?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stern believes that many of the experiences people experience as a whole are genetic in nature.

Part 1: What role do you think genetics play in the development of social experiences?

Part 2: Why do you think Stern believes that genetics are the source of many experiences?

Part 3: Do you think the idea of genetic-based experiences is limiting?

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

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?

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