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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. __________ theory has also given intense emotional states an important organizing role, according to Stern's research.

2. A process of change, according to Stern, will take many __________ of clients before it comes to pass.

3. Stern sees the sharing of ________ states as the most important and the most clinically observable aspect of intersubjective relatedness.

4. Attunement is often seen as a stepping stone to __________, according to some researchers.

5. Infants must understand the idea of __________, or their execution of the act and the ability to change between the two realities.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Infants seem to be emotionally responsive to those around them, changing their moods based on how they feel others are acting.

Part 1: Do you agree that infants react to those around them?

Part 2: How do you think a parent should change their behavior if their infant reacts to the way they act?

Part 3: Why do you think infants might be programmed to respond to others around them?

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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