Epistemological problems for the theory of the role of the object are highlighted in this article. The Freudian model has a point of view that is strictly intrapsychic, and this viewpoint carries over into technique via the abstinence of the analyst and the holding judgment in suspense, with the immense gain of taking into account psychic reality and the active and creative aspects of the perception of the world. However, an intrapsychic focus leads to an inextricable difficulty in