Reflections on ‘Reflections on Mirroring’
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14775359 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Victor L Schermer (0000-0001-7980-5984, Study Group for Contemporary Psychoanalytic Process, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 214-227 |
| Publication date | 2010-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Group Analysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0533-3164 • E-ISSN: 1461-717X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0533316410371721 |
| OpenAlex | W2093622552 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
Malcolm Pines’ seminal article, ‘Reflections on Mirroring’ (1982) is discussed in a special journal edition honouring and expanding upon his life work. In ‘Reflections’, Pines elaborates on the mirror as metaphor for human experience using clinical material as well as references to mythology, literature, and natural science. The present author reviews Pines’ commentary on ‘mirroring’ as it bears upon both personal growth and human destructiveness. He then considers the advantages and limitations of the mirroring concept in understanding social and group development. The mirror has become a metaphor for contemporary concepts in psychoanalysis such as empathy, attunement, attachment, and intersubjectivity, where emphasis is placed on ongoing interactions, rather than memories and representations as such. Since neuroscience increasingly supports the related concept of the ‘social brain’, the author discusses recently discovered ‘mirror neurons’ and the notion of the ‘ego tunnel’ as they relate to Pines’ ‘Reflections on Mirroring’, especially regarding group-as-a-whole dynamics and the ‘group illusion’
Attunement · Cognitive science · Empathy · Epistemology · Intersubjectivity · Metaphor · Mirror neuron · Mirroring · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Unconscious mind · Action Observation and Synchronization · Computer Science · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology · Social Representations and Identity
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2013 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |