III.   Biological Systems (PSYBIO)

A Biological Malfunction, also known as a “medical condition”, “disease”, “disorder” and “illness” is an abnormal condition, damaged or suboptimum performance of a biological component of the body of a living organism influencing normal cognition and causing temporary distress, permanent distress or even death.

The word Malfunction is derived from two Latin roots male meaning “badly, wrongly” and functionis meaning “performance”.

The word Malfunction is preferred as an optimum term than the terms “disease”, “disorder” or “illness”.

All Biological Malfunctions possess eight (8) primary components being Condition, Agent, Catalyst,Manifestation, Symptoms, Signs, Mediation and Remedy:

(i) Condition is the pre-existing environment and risk of malfunction which if did not exist to such an extent would otherwise mitigate or remove altogether the risk; and

(ii) Agent, also known as the “Cause” is the reason for the Manifestation of the Malfunction, through interacting and support of the Catalyst; and

(iii) Catalyst, also known as the “Reactor” is the trigger that when exposed to the condition(s) helps cause the Manifestation with the Agent of the Malfunction; and

(iv) Manifestationis the present, past or future state of the Malfunction; and

(v) Symptoms are any signs observed by the mind of the higher order life form experiencing the Malfunction; and

(vi) Signs are any medically observed examples of the presence of a Malfunction by a qualified person; and

(vii) Mediation are any treatments that may reduce the Results of the Malfunction while not actually reversing its effects totally; and

(viii) Remedy is any course of Mediation and Treatment leading to the elimination, reversal of the Malfunction.

A Malfunction cannot result without the interaction of anAgent – the “what” with a Catalyst- the “how” and suitable Condition(s) – the “why”.

The removal of either the Catalyst or Conditions of a Malfunction, even if the Agent remains, usually provides some form of Mediation even if Remedy is not yet perfected to eliminate the Agent.

Effective Mediation and Remedy is not possible without simultaneously addressing the Catalyst –the “what” and the Agent – the “how” of a Malfunction.

As many Malfunctions share similar or identical symptoms and signs, any attempted treatment of a Malfunction on symptoms and signs alone will produce no lasting effect and may cause greater injury.

Based on their primary characteristics, all Biological Malfunctions may be defined into one of seven (7) major categories being: Traumatic, Cognitive, Metabolic, Sensory, Systemic, Autoimmune and Genetic:

(i) Traumatic Malfunction is extraordinary damage to part of the body of an organism causing temporary distress, permanent distress or even death; and

(ii) Cognitive Malfunction is an abnormal condition, damage or suboptimum performance of the cognitive functions of the brain of an organism; and

(iii) Metabolic Malfunction is an abnormal condition, damage or suboptimum performance of the digestive system of a body due to inadequate, inappropriate or disproportionate intake of food and liquid; and

(iv) Sensory Malfunction is an abnormal condition, damage or suboptimum performance of one or more sensory organs of the body such as eyes, ears, skin; and

(v) Systemic Malfunction is an abnormal condition, damage or suboptimum performance of a key system of the body including circulatory, respiratory, endocrine, waste-disposal, muscular, skeletal, immune or reproductive; and

(vii) Autoimmune Malfunction is an abnormal condition, damage or suboptimum performance of the immune system of an organism; and

(viii) Genetic Malfunction is an abnormal condition, damage to the genetic code of certain cells of the body of an organism, potentially causing a wide array of subsequent biological malfunctions.