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Understanding Stockholm Syndrome: The Psychological Bond Between Captor and Captive
TLDR Stockholm Syndrome is a psychological disorder where individuals held captive develop empathy and identify with their captors, often due to a severely uneven power relationship, threat of death or physical injury, and control over every aspect of the victim's life. While the prevalence of Stockholm Syndrome is debatable, it is estimated that about 73% of hostages do not show signs of it.
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Stockholm Syndrome is a phenomenon that occurs when people who are abducted or held hostage develop an emotional bond with their captors.
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Stockholm Syndrome is a psychological disorder where individuals held captive develop empathy and identify with their captors, and it originated from a bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden in 1973.
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Stockholm Syndrome can develop over both short, intense periods and long, protracted periods, as shown by examples such as Natasha Kempisch being held captive for 8 years and Jaycee Dugard being held captive for 18 years.
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Stockholm Syndrome can develop in both short, intense encounters and long periods of captivity, and it is characterized by a severely uneven power relationship, threat of death or physical injury, and control over every aspect of the victim's life.
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Stockholm Syndrome can develop when a prisoner believes escape is impossible, is isolated from the outside world, and has a strong desire to connect with their captor.
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In order to survive, a hostage may feel the need to learn and understand the emotional patterns and behaviors of their captor, and may come to see acts of kindness from the captor as a form of protection.
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The prevalence of Stockholm syndrome is debatable, but according to an FBI database, about 73% of hostages showed no signs of it.
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Hostage negotiators encourage the formation of Stockholm syndrome because it can help keep hostages alive and make prosecution harder down the road.
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