psyco-social disorders

This would appear to be evidence of the interrelationship between emotional health and social order and culture.

Psychologist Dan Kiley, who defined ‘Peter Pan Syndrome’ in 1983, also used the term ‘Wendy Syndrome’ to describe women who act like mothers with their partners or people close to them. Humbelina Robles stresses that “Wendy is the woman behind Peter Pan. There must be someone who deals with the things Peter Pan doesn’t do in order for Peter Pan to exist.”

ScienceDaily: Overprotecting Parents Can Lead Children To Develop 'Peter Pan Syndrome'

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