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Colloquially, a workaholic is a person who is addicted to work. This phrase does not always imply that the person actually enjoys their work, but rather simply feels compelled to do it. There is no generally accepted medical definition of such a condition, although some forms of stress, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder can be work-related. Although the term "workaholic" usually has a negative connotation, it is sometimes used by people wishing to express their devotion to one's career in positive terms. The "work" in question is usually associated with a paying job, but it may also refer to independent pursuits such as sports, music, art, or blogging.

A "workaholic" in the negative sense is popularly characterized by a neglect of family and other social relations. The term has no clinical definition, however.

Workaholism in Japan is considered a serious social problem leading to early death, often on the job, a phenomenon dubbed karōshi. Overwork was popularly blamed for the 2000 stroke of then-Prime Minister of Japan Keizo Obuchi, which proved fatal.[1]

The name itself is a play on "alcoholic". The term was coined in 1968 by psychologist Wayne Oates and popularized by his 1971 book Confessions of a Workaholic (Oates's coinage also prompted the widespread use of the -holism suffix for popular compulsions).[2] It gained more widespread use in the 1990s, as the result of a wave of the self-help movement that centered on addiction, forming an analogy between harmful social behaviors such as over-work and drug addiction, including addiction to alcohol. Although "workaholic" is not an official medical or psychological term, it remains in widespread usage to refer to those whose expenditure of time on work and work-related issues leads to the detriment of their bodily health, social lives, family and domestic life, or leisure time.

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Further reading

  • Bryan Robinson (2007). Chained to the Desk: A Guidebook for Workaholics, Their Partners and Children, and the Clinicians Who Treat Them. New York University Press. ISBN 0814775977. 
  • Barbara Killinger (2004). Workaholics: the Respectable Addicts. Key Porter Books Ltd. ISBN 1552635856. 
  • Beth Sawi (2000). Coming Up for Air: How to Build A Balanced Life in A Workaholic World. Hyperion Books. ISBN 0786865490. 
  • Jonathon Lazear (2001). The Man Who Mistook His Job for a Life: A Chronic Overachiever Finds the Way Home. Crown Books. ISBN 0609608460. 

References

1. ^ Daniel Griffiths. "Japan's workaholic culture", BBC News Online, 4 April 2000. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.2000"> 
2. ^ America in So Many Words. Houghton Mifflin (1997). Retrieved on 2007-10-12. Original publication in "On Being a 'Workaholic' (A Serious Jest)" in the journal Pastoral Psychology.

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