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

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

3. In Stern's mind, psychopathology should be seen as manifesting in a continuum of pattern ______________.

4. Cumulative interactive patterns, for example, may be the source of many extreme _________ disorders, though finding the cause might be impossible.

5. Once a child's ________ year of life begins, their language skills improve and begin to be a part of their experience.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the stages of development that Stern recommends foregoing in terms of analysis?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does the development of the infant infer, according to Stern's findings?

9. Why might pathologies result in the study of the formation of self in the infant, according to Stern?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Before infants are a part of the social world, they do not make eye contact and they do not try to interact.

Part 1: What do you think happens inside a baby's head before they are able to be a part of the social world?

Part 2: How do you define the idea of socialization in society?

Part 3: Do you think that socialization is an important part of human development? Why or why not?

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

By attuning to others, an infant is better able to learn language and other lessons, according to the findings of Stern.

Part 1: Why do you think that infants learn language better through attunement?

Part 2: Do you think humans could survive without attunement?

Part 3: How do you think attunement helps you out in your life today?

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