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Imagery, symbols, and visual expression all are multidimensional and multileveled. The outstanding components of imagery, symbols, and visual expression, as discussed in detail in previous chapters, are the kinesthetic/sensory, perceptual or structural, affective, and cognitive. In addition, images, symbols, and visual expression can have a metaphorical or symbolic meaning. The relationship between these different components on a developmental basis was conceptualized by Bruner (1964), who proposed three modes of representation: the enactive, the iconic, and the symbolic. The enactive mode reflects events through an appropriate motor response; the iconic mode selectively organizes individual perceptions and images; and the symbolic mode designates and transforms experience into abstract and complex methods of representation.
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Lusebrink, V.B. (1990). Levels of Expression and Systems Approach to Therapy. In: Imagery and Visual Expression in Therapy. Emotions, Personality, and Psychotherapy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0444-0_5
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