Each time, Helga's vulnerable and defensively haughty self approaches a potential mirror and is, or perceives itself to be, mismirrored.
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Mismirror
Synonyms for "mismirror"
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The interpersonal self thus comes into being as a result of experiences with interpersonal mirroring or mismirroring, that is, approval or disapproval.
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In the second version the mother misreads (mismirrors) her baby's messages because she cannot tolerate the baby's sensuous/sexual arousal, or its pain and neediness, or its desperation.
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One mirror must mirror another; each mirror mismirrors the other.
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