Environmental dependency syndrome

Environmental dependency syndrome is a syndrome where the affected individual relies on environmental cues in order to accomplish goals or tasks. It is a disorder in personal autonomy that is influenced by individual psychological traits and can be helped through the intervention of other people. For example, adults diagnosed with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have relied on special coaches to provide cues at appropriate times, helping them to make decisions about how to prioritize and order tasks.

References

On a peculiar environmental dependency syndrome in a case with frontal-temporal damage: Zelig-like syndrome

Further reading

• Bruce L. Miller; Jeffrey L. Cummings (2007). The human frontal lobes: functions and disorders. Guilford Press. pp. 3–. ISBN 978-1-59385-329-7. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
• Giovannina Conchiglia, Gennaro Della Rocca & Dario Grossi, On a peculiar environmental dependency syndrome in a case with frontal-temporal damage: Zelig-like syndrome. Neurocase. 2007 Feb;13(1):1-5 PMID 17454683 DOI: 10.1080/13554790601160558.