What is Stockholm Syndrome? Psych 101 ep1

You may have heard Stockholm Syndrome mentioned when people talk about things like true crime or Beauty and the Beast, but what is it really? Where did the term come from? Why does it happen? And how common is it? Well, you’re in luck for some answers! We did the research, so you don’t have to.

Stockholm syndrome is generally defined as the occurrence where hostages form emotional attachments to their captors and/or begin to feel sympathy for them. Criminologist and psychiatrist Nils Bejerot first coined the term Stockholm Syndrome in 1973.

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https://psych2go.net/stockholm-syndrome-traumatic-bonding/
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/patty-hearst
https://pendergastkc.org/article/events/kidnapping-mary-mcelroy

References:

Fuselier, H., Ph.D. (1999, July 25). Placing the Stockholm Syndrome in Perspective. Retrieved October 6th, 2018, from http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/fbi/stockholm_syndrome.pdf

Auerbach, S. & Keisler, D. & Strentz, T. & Schmidt, J. & Serio, C. (1994). Interpersonal Impacts and Adjustment to the Stress of Simulated Captivity: An Empirical Test of the Stockholm Syndrome. Retrieved October 10th, 2018.

Author Unknown. (2016, May 18). Patty Hearst. Retrieved October 10th, 2018, from https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/patty-hearst

Roe, J. (2018, May 17). Kidnapping of Mary McElroy. Retrieved October 11th, 2018, from https://pendergastkc.org/article/events/kidnapping-mary-mcelroy

Kampusch, N. (2017, November 24). Natascha Kampusch – 3.096 Days. Retrieved October 11, 2018, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W7UQoD3veA