Assertion: eating disorder | /r/CapableOf | serve purpose
Facets:
value: for the individual
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: The trauma may lead to overwhelming feelings of anxiety and stress, and the eating disorder serves a purpose to reduce those levels of anxiety and stress in the short-term, as the individual channels their energy into a preoccupation with food and eating.
text: Eating disorders tend to serve a purpose for the individual.