According to Jameson, Stockholm syndrome is a condition in which a hostage begins to form a psychological alliance with their capture as a tool for survival during captivity (2010). The term Stockholm syndrome was coined after the Normalmstorg robbery incident in Sweden during 1973 (Burgess, Regehr, & Roberts, 2013). After the incident occurred, the hostages claimed to be sympathetic against their captures and were more scared of the police then the actual men who held them against their will (Ealy, 2017). It is not unusual that while being held hostage, the victim tends to gain intimate feelings towards the capture, which in turns creates an undeniable bond that was formed because of the abuse the victim endured thus allowing the victim to
