Product Description

Beginning with the claim that we are psychologically alive only in the now, internationally acclaimed child psychiatrist Daniel N. Stern tackles vexing yet fascinating questions such as: what is the nature of 'nowness'? How is 'now' experienced between two people? What do present moments have to do with therapeutic growth and change?Certain moments of shared immediate experience, such as a knowing glance across a dinner table, are paradigmatic of what Stern shows to be the core of human experience, the 3 to 5 seconds he identifies as 'the present moment.' By placing the present moment at the center of psychotherapy, Stern alters our ideas about how therapeutic change occurs, and about what is significant in therapy. As much a meditation on the problems of memory and experience as it is a call to appreciate every moment of experience, The Present Moment is a must-read for all who are interested in the latest thinking about human experience.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #198370 in Books
• Published on: 2003-12-30
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 1.11" h x 6.43" w x 9.56" l, 1.37 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 300 pages

Review
"Daniel Stern's The Present Moment is a highly original, indeed a radically original book." - Professor Jerome Bruner, New York University

Book Info
Cornell Medical School, New York City, NY. Introduces the general features of the present moment, including its nature, structure, and duration. Addresses the basic concepts necessary to situate present moments in the therapeutic process. Explores intersubjectivity, implicit knowledge, and consciousness. For therapists.

About the Author
Daniel N. Stern is Honorary Professor of Psychology at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, and Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the Cornell Medical School. He is the author of the acclaimed The Interpersonal World of the Infant , among other titles.