Stockholm Syndrome effect in psychology

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Stockholm syndrome is a term used to describe an observation that hostages or abuse victims bond with their captors or abusers. This psychological connection develops over the course of the days, weeks, months, or even years of captivity or abuse. With this syndrome, hostages or abuse victims may come to sympathize with their captors or abusers.

The term "Stockholm Syndrome" was coined by psychiatrist Nils Bejerot after a bank robbery in Stockholm in 1973 (See history.com).

Namnyak and colleagues reviewed the literature and did not find "validated diagnostic criteria" (abstract, 2008).

Bachand & Djak (2018) expanded the concept of Stockholm Syndrome to describe the response of youth to abusive athletic coaches.

In the SCOPES model, the Stockholm Syndrome involves a complex relationship of cognition, emotion, physiology, behavior, and social context.

References

Bachand, C., & Djak, N. (2018). Stockholm Syndrome in Athletics: A Paradox. Children Australia, 43(3), 175-180. doi:10.1017/cha.2018.31

Namnyak, M., Tufton, N., Szekely, R., Toal, M., Worboys, S., & Sampson, E. L. (2008). 'Stockholm syndrome': psychiatric diagnosis or urban myth?. Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica, 117(1), 4–11. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.2007.01112.x

Stockholm syndrome | Definition, Examples, & Facts | Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/science/Stockholm-syndrome.

Sutton, G. W. (2023, June 8). An edited conversation with Bing.

A recommended resource for those interested in the hostage drama linked to the term, Stockholm Syndrome.

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