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'''Object relations theory''' is a school of thought in [[Psychoanalysis|psychoanalytic theory]] centered around theories of stages of ego development. Its concerns include the relation of the [[Psyche (psychology)|psyche]] to others in childhood and the exploration of relationships between external people, as well as internal images and the relations found in them.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Object Relations in Psychoanalytic Theory|last=Greenberg|first=Jay|last2=Mitchell|first2=Stephen|publisher=Harvard University Press|year=1983|isbn=0674629752|___location=Cambridge, MA|pages=[https://archive.org/details/objectrelationsi00gree/page/12 12]|url=https://archive.org/details/objectrelationsi00gree/page/12}}</ref> Thinkers of the school maintain that the infant's relationship with the mother primarily determines the formation of its personality in adult life. Particularly, [[Attachment theory|attachment]] is the bedrock of the development of the self or the psychic organization that creates the sense of identity.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Family Therapy: An Overview|last=Goldenberg|first=Herbert|last2=Goldenberg|first2=Irene|publisher=Thomson Higher Education|year=2008|isbn=9780495097594|___location=Belmont, CA|pages=160}}</ref>