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Peter Pan Syndrome is the western name for "puer aeternus" which refers to an older man who has failed to mature past the adolescent stage of his emotional life, and it is usually linked to too great a dependence on the mother figure in his life.

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

"Puer aeternus. Latin for "eternal child," used in mythology to designate a child-god who is forever young; psychologically it refers to an older man whose emotional life has remained at an adolescent level, usually coupled with too great a dependence on the mother.[The term puella is used when referring to a woman, though one might also speak of a puer animus-or a puella anima.] The puer typically leads a provisional life, due to the fear of being caught in a situation from which it might not be possible to escape. His lot is seldom what he really wants and one day he will do something about it-but not just yet. Plans for the future slip away in fantasies of what will be, what could be, while no decisive action is taken to change. He covets independence and freedom, chafes at boundaries and limits, and tends to find any restriction intolerable".

http://www.jungny.com/carl.jung.161.html Maxson McDowell PhD, LMSW, LP is past President of the C. G. Jung Foundation in New York City. (212) 873-1491 255 West 88th St, 9E, NY, NY 10024 maxmcdowell@jungny.com

Puer aeternus is the latin term for "eternal child." In mythology it refers to a child-god who is forever young. In psychology it refers to an older man who has failed to mature past the adolescent stage of his emotional life, and it is usually linked to too great a dependence on the mother figure in his life. [The term ‘puella’ is used when referring to a female with this condition, though this is not as common. Other terms for a female in this state would be ‘puer animus’ or a ‘puella anima.’] The puer will most often lead a provisional life, because he fears being caught in a situation that he won’t be able to escape. His situation in life is seldom what he really wants it to be and he knows that he will have to do something about it someday-but not just yet. He will make plans for the future but they just seem to slip away in fantasies of what will be, or what could or should be, while no actual action is ever taken to make these changes happen. He claims to want independence and freedom but he doesn’t do anything to achieve it. He hates having boundaries, limits, and restrictions but doesn’t take enough responsibility for his own life to make changes happen.