Human autonomy and the frontal lobes. Part II: Patient behavior in complex and social situations: The “environmental dependency syndrome”

摘要: Imitation and utilization behavior have previously been described in terms of a simple interaction between an examiner patient, were interpreted as excessive dependence on environmental cues. In this study, patient was observed complex situations everyday life. Two patients with focal unilateral frontal lobe lesions while doctor's office, lecture room, car, garden, visiting apartment where various activities possible, gift shop. The patients' striking, though implicit the environment order to respond situation which they found themselves. term dependency syndrome is proposed for condition. It implies disorder personal autonomy. Individual psychological traits influenced way loss autonomy manifested. This study does not offer physiological model autonomy, but it provide clinical behavioral observations secondary lobe.