The author's primary concern is to challenge the current perception that Freud's metapsychology was a drive centered theory with little regard for the object and object relations. The thinking regarding Klein, who had been heralded by Guntip and others, as the 'originator' of object relations theory will be proven a false perception. It will be shown that Klein was essentially a drive theorist who adhered to Freud's instinct theories. Despite her frequent references to the object, external reality played a minimal role in her theoretical constructs and interpretations. The object for Klein...