n.1. reflecting or emulating speech, affect, behavior, or other qualities in psychotherapeutic contexts. A therapist may adopt the movements, speech style, or locutions of a client, and vice versa, to indicate comprehension of what is being said or to reflect bonding, either nonconsciously or with the intent of empathizing. 2. the positive responses of parents to a child that are intended to instill internal self-respect. 3.
see mirror technique.