Organic disease
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An organic disease is one which involves or affects physiology
or bodily organs
. A disease in which there is a physiological change to some tissue
or organ of the body.
Organic disease may also be used to mean a condition that is not caused by an infection.
The term "Organic Cause" also features in Obesity
disorders, where for example "Regulatory Obesity" is a failure to regulate food intake but with no organic cause, where as Metabolic Obesity involves an organic cause.
In neuropsychology
the concept of an organic condition, as opposed to functional causes, is less used now than traditionally (for example Organic brain syndrome
), but may still crop up in debates over certain thorny issues, such as Functional neurological deficit
.
Physiology
Physiology is the science of the function of living systems. This includes how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and bio-molecules carry out the chemical or physical functions that exist in a living system. The highest honor awarded in physiology is the Nobel Prize in Physiology or...
or bodily organs
Organ (anatomy)
In biology, an organ is a collection of tissues joined in structural unit to serve a common function. Usually there is a main tissue and sporadic tissues . The main tissue is the one that is unique for the specific organ. For example, main tissue in the heart is the myocardium, while sporadic are...
. A disease in which there is a physiological change to some tissue
Biological tissue
Tissue is a cellular organizational level intermediate between cells and a complete organism. A tissue is an ensemble of cells, not necessarily identical, but from the same origin, that together carry out a specific function. These are called tissues because of their identical functioning...
or organ of the body.
Organic disease may also be used to mean a condition that is not caused by an infection.
The term "Organic Cause" also features in Obesity
Obesity
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems...
disorders, where for example "Regulatory Obesity" is a failure to regulate food intake but with no organic cause, where as Metabolic Obesity involves an organic cause.
In neuropsychology
Neuropsychology
Neuropsychology studies the structure and function of the brain related to specific psychological processes and behaviors. The term neuropsychology has been applied to lesion studies in humans and animals. It has also been applied to efforts to record electrical activity from individual cells in...
the concept of an organic condition, as opposed to functional causes, is less used now than traditionally (for example Organic brain syndrome
Organic Brain Syndrome
Organic brain syndrome , also known as organic brain disease or organic brain disorder, is an older and nearly obsolete general term from psychiatry, referring to many physical disorders that cause impaired mental function. It usually does not include psychiatric disorders...
), but may still crop up in debates over certain thorny issues, such as Functional neurological deficit
Functional Neurological Deficit
The diagnosis of Functional Neurological Deficit provides an umbrella term for a variety of symptoms of apparent neurological origin but which current models struggle to explain psychologically or organically. Presentation may be similar to a wide range of other neurological conditions from...
.
See also
- Functional symptomFunctional symptomA functional symptom is a medical symptom in an individual which is very broadly conceived as arising from a problem in nervous system 'functioning' and not due to a structural or pathologically defined disease cause...