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An Empty Mirror: The Problem of Interpersonal Boundaries

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Abstract

In Jung and Ricklin’s association experiment the subject is asked to react immediately to a certain stimulus word by stating the first word that comes into his mind. In a limited field experiment carried out within a small circle of psychotherapists I used two stimulus words, namely ‘Zen’ and ‘Gestalt’.

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  1. Kapelweg 48, 1906 EB, Limmen, Holland

    Dr. Michael Tophoff

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  1. Tavistock Clinic, London, England

    Malcolm Pines (President of the International Association of Group Psychotherapy) (President of the International Association of Group Psychotherapy)

  2. Institute of Group Analysis, London, England

    Malcolm Pines (President of the International Association of Group Psychotherapy) (President of the International Association of Group Psychotherapy)

  3. Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark

    Lise Rafaelsen

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This article is dedicated to Omori Soghen Roshi, Abbot of Seitaiji, knowing that he will have a good laugh about it.

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Tophoff, M. (1982). An Empty Mirror: The Problem of Interpersonal Boundaries. In: Pines, M., Rafaelsen, L. (eds) The Individual and the Group. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8154-9_44

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