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The Present Moment in Psychotherapy and Everyday Life (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology) Hardcover – January 17, 2004

by Daniel N. Stern M.D. (Author)
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While most psychotherapies agree that therapeutic work in the 'here and now' has the greatest power to bring about change, few if any books have ever addressed the problem of what 'here and now' actually means.

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.
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    Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology
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    January 17, 2004
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    6.5 x 1.2 x 9.6 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0393704297
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Stern's attention to the present moment is a theoretically important contribution, with far-ranging implications for therapeutic technique. (Psychologist-Psychoanalyst APA Division 39, Karen Zelan)

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Stern's attention to the present moment is a theoretically important contribution, with far-ranging implications for therapeutic technique.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ W. W. Norton & Company; 1st edition (January 17, 2004)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0393704297
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0393704297
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.37 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1.2 x 9.6 inches
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Dr Michael R Finch
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2013
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I had heard of Stern's idea of the 'present moment' since this book came out, but have read it only recently. And I am glad I did, as the digests and summaries of the 'present moment' do not do justice the depth of his idea.

Stern piles evidence of top of evidence that you can view the shortest time span we humans can call 'now' as in fact several seconds long, and that our common concept of 'now' being the interface of no duration between past and future is just that - a concept with no basis in actual living.

I was less interested in his psychotherapy aspect, but as the title says, it is for 'everyday living' also, and I applied his notion to my own life, and how I think about my own life. This will take me too far from a review of the book, but I recommend the book to anyone who is intrigued by what we mean when we say 'now'.

-- Mike
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Jack O'Donnell
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2018
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Great book with many helpful insights written by one of the more prominent psychoanalysts in the field.
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MeMyselfAnEye
4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of good wisdom.
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2017
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highly technical book, but if you're committed, tou can finish it. Lots of good wisdom.
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Dormidont
2.0 out of 5 stars Difficult to read
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2010
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The book is very dense and difficult to understand. The title is very appealing but the content of the book is very intellectual. When I bought the book I was looking for practical ideas to focus on the present moment in psychotherapy. It was difficult for me to stay engaged and interested. I resorted to flipping pages then giving up on it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Psychoanalysis integrating results of child development, neuropsychology and general, research based psychology
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2006
3 years ago, I have heard a presentation on Stern's vitality affects, and that was one of the reason for I started my psychological studies.

In Daniel Stern's and the Boston Process Change Study Group approaches I found something that I looked for years: the trial of integration of general research based psychology, child development and applied psychology in psychotherapy.

Wundt felt that the psychology needed to be based on scientific research, but dod not found the "spirit". Neuropsychologysts see the "hardware" but can not respond to every day life phenomens on the "software" level, analytical approches found the spirit but forgot the interpersonal, socialpsychology drives everything from the "social" and does not leave place for the person.

This is an "integrator" work, I beleive one of those, which will be the basis of the 21st century psychology and psychotherapy.

I hope it will be soon translated to several languages and initiate also base researches on the nature of "human present moments".
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E. Saarinen
5.0 out of 5 stars An insightful and inspiring book by an original thinker
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2007
A stunningly fundamental book. Full of insight, suggestive perspectives, inspiring crystallizations. A research-based account of the psychology of the present moment with far-reaching consequences for our concept of ourselves, for intersubjectivity and for philosophy of life.

Key concepts: subjective experience, experience as it is lived, the moment of meeting, microanalytic interview, implicit knowledge, temporal dynamics, vitality affects, the present moment, the now moment, a lived story, intentions, intentional-feeling-flow, the intersubjective matrix, the mutual interpenetration of minds, mirror neurons, conscousness, intersubjective consciousness, sharing, intersubjective orienting, sloppiness in cocreation, the moving along process, a shared feeling voyage, change.

"This book is about subjective experience - especially experiences that lead to change.... The idea of presentness is the key." (p. xiii)
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Geraldo Costa
4.0 out of 5 stars good for psychoterapist
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2013
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Although a bit Philosophical the book is a good tool for psychotherapists.
I would recommend for those who are working with families, mothers and their babies.
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Miguel Islas
4.0 out of 5 stars excelent for oriented-body therpists
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2012
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it is a very good source of information for body-oriented therapist, who wish to have a more expanded vision of this kind of focus
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Jonathan Korshin
5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 16, 2023
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Spend more time noticing “The Now!”
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Fatamorgana
5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELENTE
Reviewed in Mexico on June 9, 2016
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Muy buen material de estudio, como todos los trabajos de Stern. El libro es claro, útil, y de gustosa lectura.
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3.0 out of 5 stars meh
Reviewed in Mexico on January 6, 2021
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Esta bien, si llego pero llego algo maltratado. Creo que deberían de envolverlo antes y no solo meterlo a la caja
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3.0 out of 5 stars meh
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reading for those who want to see psychotherapy from ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 11, 2018
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Excellent reading for those who want to see psychotherapy from a different perspective. After reading this book, I found myself being more aware of the present moment when being with clients.
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Miss Elizabeth Coombes
4.0 out of 5 stars Invaluable
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 30, 2013
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Recommended to me by a colleague, it has not just been of use in my clinical practice , but has also been of great use in my teaching
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