These deficits in social cognition and emotional processing, along with lack of awareness of these deficits, have the potential to contribute to family, social, and career related difficulties exhibited by many alcoholics (Kornreich et al., 2002; Philippot et al., 1999). Alcoholics can misunderstand their relatives’ state of mind, leading to family strife, or have trouble recognizing negative affect such as anger from relatives regarding their drinking behavior (Maurage et al., 2009).
