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Four Aspects of self as described by daniel strein Socia work

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Another strength that I have that can be related to Sterns theory is the verbal self. As Stern notes, the capacity that the child develops for representation and language usage also tends to enhance intersubjective aspects of development. In other words, intersubjectivity is improved through the development of symbolic language. This is a strength that I feel can be further enhanced and improved in later life. A sensitivity to language and symbolic representation also allows us to develop better relationship skills

In conclusion, it is noteworthy that an imminent psychologist and theorist like Felix Guattari has this to say about Sterns theory. "[Daniel Stern] has notably explored the pre-verbal subjective formations of infants. He shows that these are not at all a matter of "stages" in the Freudian sense, but levels of subjectivation which maintain themselves in parallel throughout life. (Felix Guattari, Chaosophy: An Ethico-Aesthetic Paradigm, p.6) This stresses the view that these stages of self that Stern suggests are aspects that are ongoing and which can be applied to later life. In my case the aspect of the emergent self has shown that there are weaknesses in my personal development that could be improved by regulating and controlling