Jacques Lacan's psychoanalytic theory contends that the unconscious is structured like a language.

This theory contends that individuals can only directly know Sense and ideas of Object (philosophy), not abstractions such as "matter."

Primal theory contends that many or most people suffer from some degree of neurosis.

"Disposition-based theories contend that media enjoyment starts with and is driven by the viewer's feelings about the character."

It is this "monetary disequilibrium," that, the theory contends, affects the economy in real terms.

One theory contended she had recently argued with a friend who came to her apartment.

Voluntary theories contend that diverse groups of people came together to form states as a result of some shared rational interest.

The theory contends that development happens in individual children solving individual problems in their own unique ways.

The theory contends that being honest and open is the best path to building consumer trust and creating a more loyal customer base.

Other theories contend that it comes from one of three Munsi words.