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Stockholm syndrome

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Stockholm syndrome
n.
A phenomenon in which a hostage begins to identify with and grow sympathetic to his or her captor.
[After Stockholm, where a hostage in a 1973 bank robbery became romantically attached to one of her captors.]
Stockholm syndrome
n
(Psychology) a psychological condition in which hostages or kidnap victims become sympathetic towards their captors
[after a group of hostages in Stockholm in 1973]
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Experts say Dugard was likely to have suffered from Stockholm syndrome, a condition in which captives become sympathetic to their captors and say it is likely the woman will need years of treatment as she rebuilds her life.
Bone found near home of US sex kidnapper by AFP / AFP American Edition
Experts say Dugard was likely to have suffered from Stockholm syndrome, a condition in which captives become sympathetic to their captors and say it is likely the woman will need years of treatment as she rebuilds her life.
Bone found near home of US sex kidnapper by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Byline: LUCY BERESFORD THE term Stockholm syndrome was coined in the 1970s after hostages in a bank robbery there formed an emotional attachment with the people who held them captive.
BONDING WITH HER KIDNAPPER by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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