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1The mirror dream represents an attempt at defense against narcissistic mortification from the superego, from the analyst, or from reality. Often it represents the defense against a castration threat resulting from oedipal conflicts centering around primal-scene fantasies.
2In the case of the superego threat, the threatening part of the superego is split off and projected to the mirror.