Daniel Stern (psychologist)

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For other persons of the same name, see Daniel Stern.

Daniel N. Stern, (* August 16, 1934 in New York City) is a prominent psychoanalytic theorist, specializing in infant development.
He is the author of a number of books on the subject, notably "The Interpersonal World of the Infant".

1 Biography
2 References
3 Bibliography
- 3.1 Works by Stern

[edit] Biography

Daniel N. Stern started his training at Harvard University in 1956. He continued his educational career in medicine after which he worked in this field for several years. In 1964 he decided to specialize in psychiatric care and in 1972 he started a psychoanalytic education at Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. ^[1] For more than thirty years he has worked in research and practice as well in developmental psychology and psychodynamic psychotherapy.
In his research he dedicated his time to the observation of infants and to clinical reconstruction of early experiences. His efforts contribute to currently existing developmental theories.
He is well known as an expert researcher of early affective mother-child bonding. Research and discoveries on the field of affective bonding was one of his leading activities. At this moment, Daniel N. Stern is a honorary professor in Psychology at the University of Geneva, adjunct professor in the department of Psychiatry at the Cornell University Medical School and a lecturer at the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. ^[2]

Sterns most prominent works consider the area of motherhood and infants.
He introduced several new terms and themes, including “motherhood constellation” and the “interpersonal world of the infant”.

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[edit] Works by Stern

The First Relationship: Infant and Mother (1977)
The Interpersonal World of the Infant: A View from Psychoanalysis and Development (1985)
Diary of a Baby (1990)
Motherhood Constellation: A Unified View of Parent-Infant Psychotherapy (1995)
The Birth of a Mother (with Nadia Bruschweiler-Stern) (1997)
The Present Moment in Psychotherapy and Everyday Life (2004)