It's functional. Something happened in there life to cause them to say, " i don't think i want to eat anymore, I'm not pretty enough, or I don't deseve to eat." You can alson argue that it is organic because if you are born with chemical imbalances, your brain may lose appetite quickly and tell you to stop eating. Overall, it can be organic or functional if you can give a good argument... I don't know how long ago you posted this but I hope it helps. =)
yes
Anorexia nervosa is indeed a mental disorder.
Yes. Anorexia is considered both a physical and a mental disorder.
That is a general characteristic of anorexia.
Anorexia. This is a psychiatric disorder called anorexia.
organic diseaseinvolving the physical & biochemical changes that occur in the cellsexamples: inflammatory disorders & physical injuriesfunctional diseaseany disease that present without any lesionexample: spastic colon
Functional disorder
There is no chain of infection for anorexia, as it is not caused by a pathogen. Anorexia Nervosa is a mental disorder.
Anorexia
Their is not a difference between the two things. Anorexia Nervosa is the name of the actual eating disorder. The other eating disorder is Bulimia Nervosa, and it is different from Anorexia Nervosa.
That sounds exactly like the eating disorder known as Anorexia Nervosa, or anorexia for short.
Yes. Anorexia is a documented and accepted disease / disorder.