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==Mirror Stage==
The [[specular image]] refers to the reflection of one's own [[body]] in the [[mirror]], the [[image]] of oneself which is simultaneously oneself and [[other]] (the "[[little other]]").
It is by [[identifying]] with the [[specular image]] that the [[infant]] first begins to construct its [[ego]] in the [[mirror stage]].
Even when there is no real [[mirror]], the [[infant]] sees its behaviour reflected in the imitative gestures of an adult or another [[child]]; these imitative gestures enable the other person to function as a [[specular image]].
==Captation==
The [[human]] [[being]] is completely captivated by the [[specular image]].
This is the basic reason for the power of the [[imaginary]] in the [[subject]].
==Non--Specularizable==There are certain things which have no [[specular image]], which are not "specularisablespecularizable."
These are the [[phallus]], the [[erogenous zones]], and ''[[objet petit a]]''.
==See Also==
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* [[Captation]]
* [[Counterpart]]
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* [[Ego]]
* [[Identification]]
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* [[Imaginary]]
* [[Imago]]
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* [[Mirror stage]]
* ''[[Object (petit) a]]''
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* [[Other]]
* [[Phallus]]
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== References ==
[[Category:Imaginary]]
[[Category:Psychoanalysis]]
[[Category:Jacques Lacan]]
[[Category:Dictionary]]
[[Category:Concepts]]
[[Category:Terms]]
