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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 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.

2. Stern presents a notion of _______ sense of self which helps to develop a therapeutic metaphor because feelings can be turned into particulars which can then allow even closer analysis.

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

4. ________ affects are those affects which can be communicated through art and through behavior.

5. What is NOT one of the three different qualities that can be matched in the process of affect attunement?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. As what does Stern hope for his work to serve within psychology and in the world, according to the content of the book?

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

In this book, it seems that Stern believes infants have a strong sense of their core self when in social situations.

Part 1: Does it seem possible for infants to have a sense of core self?

Part 2: How do you define your core self?

Part 3: Why do you think many people feel they don't understand a sense of core self?

Essay Topic 2

Stern seems to be using the study of infants to help readers learn more about human nature in general.

Part 1: Do infants seem to be a good way to study human nature?

Part 2: Why is the study of human nature important to the audience?

Part 3: How might human behavior change after learning more about infants?

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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