term "Stockholm syndrome" appeared in 1973 after the liberation of a group of hostages taken by the terrorists in the bank.This term refers to the appearance of the victim and the aggressor positive emotional relationships.That is what happened in Stockholm, when a former prisoner for three days kept in the bank building a few people.After the liberation of the hostages came to the defense of the criminal.According to them, they were afraid of the police in more than terrorist acts.
Stockholm syndrome is now considered to be very useful in situations involving the release of the hostages.If among people who were captured and criminals establish warm emotional relationships, the prisoners will be least likely to commit rash acts and will be able to avoid the wrath of terrorists.At the same time the offender will be harder to injure or kill a person to whom he is good.
can say that police around the world welcomed the formation of the syndrome between the thief and the victim.
Stockholm Syndrome can occur 3-4 days after the hostage-taking.It usually occurs when a terrorist does not show unwarranted aggression, but rather, trying to justify his behavior in front of the prisoners.In this case, the hostages can evaluate their position as a sacrifice necessary for the sake of a good cause.
According to psychologists, the Stockholm syndrome is not a pathology but a normal psychological reaction of protection in extreme situations.Forming a positive opinion about the terrorists, people feel better in the protracted captivity.
This concept, which is synonymous with the term "hostage syndrome," eventually became used to describe situations related to gender-based violence in families.It is a question that many women who beats her husband, continued to live with him, and even retain the appearance of normal relations.
concern is that many of the women who beat their husbands, continue to live with them, and even retain the appearance of normal relations.
Women do not go away by men who subjected them to humiliation and harassment, due to certain mechanisms that determine the behavior of the victim.And, above all, the so-called learned helplessness.It arises in cases when a woman over and over again trying to change the situation, comes to the conclusion that this is not possible, and fully reconciled to his fate.
In addition, victims of such behavior can be caused by alternating periods of aggression and its absence.Tension increases and reaches a certain point, after which the splash of energy in the form of violent action.Next comes the phase of repentance (also called "honeymoon"), when the aggressor begs the victim to forgive him and swears that more do not go.If a woman is emotionally dependent on men, she agrees to accept his apology, and it all starts again.
Anyway, the aggressor and the victim dependent on each other.The man, prone to violence, feels his power over women, he has the illusion of grandeur.A woman is most often sure that can not survive alone.In addition, many of the fairer sex are in captivity social stereotype, which states that if a woman is alone, her life did not take place.Another factor that keeps women close to the abusive husband may be especially relations in parent family where lays the basic behaviors.
This interdependent relationship like having a painful character, and are called "household Stockholm Syndrome."
way, it may become the victims of not only women but also children.
best way out of this difficult situation is to contact the victim at the center of working with people who have been subjected to violence.
