Stockholm effect
Hostage loves captor
Stockholm effect is an informal term for Stockholm syndrome—the psychological phenomenon where hostages or abuse victims develop positive feelings toward their captors or abusers.
The effect describes how prolonged captivity or control can paradoxically create emotional bonds: Critics say the Stockholm effect explains why she defended him in court.
- hostage situationCrisis involving held captives
- bank robberyTheft from financial institution
- adaptive behaviorContext-appropriate functional responses
- power imbalanceUnequal distribution of control
- coercive controlOngoing pattern of domination
appeasement · survival mode · dissociation · manipulation · survival instinct · hostage · cognitive dissonance · emotional dependency · abusive relationship · empathy · submission · captor · trauma bonding · emotional attachment · learned helplessness · defense mechanisms · behavioral conditioning · Patty Hearst
Stockholm effectresistance
Capacity to withstand force
defiance · rebellion · fight response · resentment · antagonism
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