Talk:High-functioning alcoholic

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The signs and symptoms section ought to be revised.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.165.143.48 (talk) 18:27, December 4, 2010

Merge?

Although this article title has been listed at Wikipedia:Requested articles/Social sciences, I think it could probably be better off merged into Alcoholism. Surprisingly, there's no mention of this term in that article. -- œ^™ 11:12, 2 January 2011 (UTC)

The section that was revised seems to be well cited, but the imputed material needs to be more original. Kingsley78 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 02:22, 10 October 2011 (UTC).

Cm62143 Sentence Review

The sentences added by this user were very thurough, added valuable information to the article, and were cited well and properly. good! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Claire Tracy (talk • contribs) 01:38, 14 October 2011 (UTC)

Aestrada000 Article Comments

You did very well on your article. You added numbers which support the article more than just facts that you find out of nowhere. And the citations look to be alright as well. Aestrada000 (talk) 01:41, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

the hilarity of this article and the findings it suggest are true

yeah this isnt a blog blah blah.....

has anyone actually read the crap written in this article. its probably the most entertaining load of crap ive read all day. 90.201.25.32 (talk) 12:09, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

I reckon it's some kind of joke, clearly playing on the term "high-functioning autist". If I need to drink more alcohol to overachieve, sign me up... pfff

I don't think citing a spiritually reformed alcoholic is appropriate

This is a terrible article that sounds like it was written by a church group.

• Engaging in risky sexual behaviour when intoxicated? <- Well that's hardly restricted to alcholics
• They behave in ways that are not characteristic of themselves while drunk. <- Seriously? When drunk, people's behaviour can change?
• Driving drunk and not getting arrested or involved in an accident. <- Everyone born in the 60s or earlier.
• Using alcohol as a reward <- I'm buying a house in a few months and already have a bottle of wine set aside to celebrate. Next?
• Not being able to imagine their life without alcohol in it <- FFS. I can't imagine my life without potatoes, but that doesn't make me an addict!

Reckless inoz (talk) 04:35, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

Your inability to admit your potato problem is the reason you'll never break free of it. Or whatever.220.239.206.213 (talk) 12:22, 18 July 2014 (UTC)

Second paragraph is irrelevant

Anyone know why the 2d graf, about Harvard undergrads, shouldn't be deleted as irrelevant to the article?--Tbanderson (talk) 08:25, 28 May 2016 (UTC)

Article Comments

Unfortunately, this page is not informative about what a High-functioning alcoholic is, why someone could be considered a high-functioning alcoholic and does not make any differentiation between a HFA and other types of alcoholics. While the article does briefly describe that someone who is a HFA is someone who does not exhibit the stereotypical behaviors of an alcoholic, alcoholism, as with other substance abuse, is defined by one's psychological dependence on alcohol and the way the psychological dependence manifests itself in behaviors can vary from person to person. I think that this article should go into more depth as to what biological, cognitive and socio-cultural influences cause someone to be a HFA versus a "stereotypical" alcoholic rather than simply stating a generalized difference. The article is also lacking in academically viable sources and the research conducted at Harvard University is irrelevant to the article. ZiyadNour (talk) 18:10, 20 January 2017 (UTC)

categories missing

1.) Why is it called HFA? Isn't that the histoical term used for high-functioning autism ?

"High-functioning alcoholism" is that actually a diagnosis? HFA for alcoholism is not only confusing but also alcoholism is a diagnosis from my POV! Why is the article not listed under "Substance-related disorders" or in the least "Substance dependence"? If your just a boss of a company and due alcohol every day its no masterpiece to keep a job ... Also if it says in the intro text already "A high-functioning alcoholic (HFA) is a person who maintains jobs and relationships while meeting criteria for having an alcohol use disorder. " than this must have "substance dependence" or "substance-related disorders" as categories! 2A02:8388:4501:1F00:ACE4:E365:4D03:8781 (talk) 23:32, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Research Process and Methodology - FA23 - Sect 202 - Thu

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 6 September 2023 and 14 December 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Anubhutij28 (article contribs).

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