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==Origin of the Term==The term was adopted [[French]] substantive ''[[captation]]'' is a neologism coined by [[LacanFrench]] in [[1948psychoanalysts]] and occurs regularly in his work from this point onthe verb ''[[captation|capter]]''.<ref>Édouard Pichon and Odile Codet</ref>

==Specular ImageJacques Lacan==It was adopted by [[Jacques Lacan]] uses the term ''[[captation]]'' to the (in [[imaginary1948]]) effects of the and occurs regularly in his [[specular imagework]] from this point on the [[subject]].<ref>{{E}} p.18</ref>

The double sense ==Imaginary Effects of the term - "Specular Image==[[captivationLacan]]" and "uses the term ''[[capturecaptation]]" - indicates the ambiguous nature of '' to describe the [[powerimaginary]] effects of the [[specular image]]on the [[subject]].<ref>{{E}} p.18</ref>

===Captivation===The [[double]] [[sense]] of the [[French]] term conveys nicely indicates the idea ambiguous [[nature]] of "captivation."the [[power]] of the [[specular image]]:

In this * On the one hand, it conveys the sense, ''of "[[captationcaptivation]]'' refers to ," thus expressing the fascinating, [[seduction|seductive power]] of the [[specular image]] to "[[captivate]]" - to [[fascinate]] and/or to [[seduce]] - the [[subject]].

===Capture===The * On the [[other]] hand, the term also conveys the [[idea ]] of "capture." In this sense, ''[[captationcapture]]'' refers to ," which evokes the [[more sinister power]] of the [[specular image]] to "capture" - to "imprison" and/or to "hold" - the [[subject]] (in a (disabling) [[fixation]]).