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[[ObjectFreud]] defined the [[object]] as that in which and through which the [[drive]] attains its aim. In the years following [[Freud]]'s [[death]], the twin concepts of the "[[object]]" and the "object relation" attained a growing imporance in [[psychoanalytic theory]], and eventually a whole [[school]] of [[psychoanalytic theory]] came to be known as "[[object-relations theory]]. The main proponents of [[object-relations theory were Ronald Faibairn, D.W. Winnicott and Michael Balint, all of whom were members of the Middle Group of the British Psycho-Analytical Society. These analysts differed on many points, and hence [[object-relations theory]] covers a wide range of theoretical points of view.
However, despite its lack of precise definition, [[object-relations theory]] can be contrasted with [[ego-psychology]] on account of its focus on [[object]] rather than on the [[drive]]s in themselves.
