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Stockholm syndrome is an emotional response that some people have towards an abuser or captor, and is not a psychological diagnosis.
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It is caused by power imbalances in hostage-taking, kidnapping, and abusive relationships.
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Symptoms include developing positive emotions and associations with the captor.
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It is a contested illness due to doubts about its legitimacy.
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Treatment and caregiving for Stockholm syndrome can include understanding the power imbalances and revictimization.
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Stockholm syndrome is a proposed condition in which hostages develop a psychological bond with their captors. It is supposed to result from a rather specific set of circumstances, namely the power imbalances contained in hostage-taking, kidnapping, and abusive relationships. Therefore, it is difficult to find a large number of people who experience Stockholm syndrome to conduct studies with any sort of power. This makes it hard to determine trends in the development and effects of the condition—and, in fact, it is a "contested illness" due to doubts about the legitimacy of the condition.
Stockholm syndrome - Wikipedia
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Stockholm syndrome is an emotional response. It happens to some abuse and hostage victims when they have positive feelings toward an abuser or captor.
Stockholm syndrome isn’t a psychological diagnosis. Instead, it is a way of understanding the emotional response some people have towards a captor or abuser.
Stockholm Syndrome: What Causes It and How to Treat It - WebMD
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Stockholm Syndrome is a condition in which people develop positive emotions and associations with someone who is keeping them captive.
This has been suggested to mostly happen in situations where there is a hostage and a captor and commonly linked to kidnappings.
Stockholm syndrome | Definition, Examples, & Facts - Simply Psychology
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Stockholm Syndrome is typically applied to explain the ambivalent feelings of the captives, but the feelings of the captors change too. Image caption, Police officers wearing gas masks escort Jan…
What is Stockholm syndrome? - BBC News
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