stockholm syndrome
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Stockholm syndrome is a psychological response sometimes seen in abducted hostages, in which the hostage shows signs of loyalty to the hostage-taker, regardless of the danger or risk in which they have been placed. The presentation has been prepared by a student of MFM (Master of Fashion Management), NIFT, DelhiTRANSCRIPT
04/08/2023 Anuradha Sajwan, MFM 1
STOCKHOLM
SYNDR ME
04/08/2023 Anuradha Sajwan, MFM 2
Stockholm syndrome is a psychological response
sometimes seen in abducted hostages, in which the hostage
shows signs of loyalty to the hostage-taker, regardless of the danger or risk in which they have been placed.
It can also be found in family, romantic, and interpersonal
relationships. The abuser may be a husband or wife, boyfriend or
girlfriend, father or mother, or any other role in which the abuser is in a
position of control or authority.
04/08/2023 Anuradha Sajwan, MFM 3
Psychological explanations• cognitive dissonance: people don't like being unhappy for long
periods of time, but when people are kidnapped for a long period of time, they will be unhappy for that time, unless they come to love their captors.
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Psychoanalytic explanations• The Stockholm Syndrome is a psychological shift that occurs in
captives when they are threatened gravely but are shown acts of
kindness by their captors.
04/08/2023 Anuradha Sajwan, MFM 4
Reflections of Stockholm syndrome…
• “I know what he’s done to me, but I still love him”
• “This doesn’t make sense. He’s got a new girlfriend and he’s abusing her too…but I’m jealous!
• “No he said he’s gonna kill me, but he’s not a bad person”
• “He fractured my ribs but I should understand that he had a depressing childhood”
• “He hit me because he thought I was cheating on him but then he also got a card on our anniversary”
• “I can’t leave him, I don’t know what he’s going to do with me”
04/08/2023 Anuradha Sajwan, MFM 5
foundation for the development of Stockholm Syndrome
• Perceived Threat to One’s Physical/Psychological Survival
• Perceived Inability to Escape
• The “Small Kindness” Perception
• Isolation from Perspectives Other than those of the Captor
04/08/2023 Anuradha Sajwan, MFM 6
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