Stockholm Syndrome Research Paper
Situations of kidnapping are traumatizing, and terrifying. So in cases of Stockholm
Syndrome, it is very perplexing why a hostage would bond with their kidnapper, who is the cause of their trauma. Generally, one would think of their kidnapper as an evil, cruel, inhumane individual, but why would Stockholm Syndrome develop and make someone see their captor in a positive light? Overall, Stockholm Syndrome develops as a defence mechanism, and it makes the victim form an attachment to their captor which makes their judgment of the situation obscured.
Victims of a kidnapping or an abusive relationship develop Stockholm Syndrome in order to cope with the situation they are in as a defence mechanism. Bonding with one’s captor can not only help them mentally, but can also make it harder for the persecutor to do them harm. For example, after a bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden, The criminal exclaimed that the hostages were strangely obedient and that “They made it hard to kill They made us go on living together day after day, like goats, in that filth. There was nothing to do but get to know each other'" (Westcott 2013). Which shows a very important aspect of Stockholm Syndrome, that bonding with one’s captor makes them less likely to want to hurt them, and shows how it can be an effective way of defending oneself …show more content…
Formerly, I had thought of Stockholm Syndrome as a mental illness one develops, and that Stockholm Syndrome had only negative effects to it. I had thought that Stockholm Syndrome was only in situations of kidnapping. However, after researching this topic I discovered that Stockholm Syndrome can help one as a defence mechanism, and that as opposed to just being in kidnapping, it can also appear in abusive relationships. Overall, this research process taught me more than I had expected to learn about Stockholm Syndrome, and satisfied my curiosity on the
Syndrome, it is very perplexing why a hostage would bond with their kidnapper, who is the cause of their trauma. Generally, one would think of their kidnapper as an evil, cruel, inhumane individual, but why would Stockholm Syndrome develop and make someone see their captor in a positive light? Overall, Stockholm Syndrome develops as a defence mechanism, and it makes the victim form an attachment to their captor which makes their judgment of the situation obscured.
Victims of a kidnapping or an abusive relationship develop Stockholm Syndrome in order to cope with the situation they are in as a defence mechanism. Bonding with one’s captor can not only help them mentally, but can also make it harder for the persecutor to do them harm. For example, after a bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden, The criminal exclaimed that the hostages were strangely obedient and that “They made it hard to kill They made us go on living together day after day, like goats, in that filth. There was nothing to do but get to know each other'" (Westcott 2013). Which shows a very important aspect of Stockholm Syndrome, that bonding with one’s captor makes them less likely to want to hurt them, and shows how it can be an effective way of defending oneself …show more content…
Formerly, I had thought of Stockholm Syndrome as a mental illness one develops, and that Stockholm Syndrome had only negative effects to it. I had thought that Stockholm Syndrome was only in situations of kidnapping. However, after researching this topic I discovered that Stockholm Syndrome can help one as a defence mechanism, and that as opposed to just being in kidnapping, it can also appear in abusive relationships. Overall, this research process taught me more than I had expected to learn about Stockholm Syndrome, and satisfied my curiosity on the