Essay On Stockholm Syndrome

Stockholm Syndrome may develop in these four conditions, if it threatens a victim’s survival, the victim is isolated from outsiders, victim does not see a way to escape the abuser and the abuser may show the victim kindness. These four conditions were developed by Graham and associates. This explains domestic violence victimization by helping people understand why victims may go back to their abuser. The limitations of this theory may be if there is no way to escape the victim may see their survival as being a threat. Being isolated from outsiders such as family and friends the victim may look to the abuser to meet those needs. The victim may do whatever it takes to keep the abuser happy and anything to help themselves survive. The victim may interpret their abuse as love and not actually being abused. This way the victim can maintain and think about a future without abuse. The …show more content…
In 1973, an escaped convict went into a bank in Norrmalmstorg Square in the city and took four employees hostage. Things didn’t go according to plan, so he kept them inside the bank vault for more than 5 days. But soon, something strange happened. On the second day, the hostages were on a first-name basis with their captor and seemed hostile to the police who came to check on them. Police eventually pumped tear gas into the vault, allowing them to escape. As they left, they hugged their captor goodbye and prevented the police from getting a clear shot at him. While he was on trial, they banded together to collect money for his defense team. This was such a baffling event that the name stuck within a mere few months
Some signs a person may have Stockholm Syndrome are the victim is bonded with the abuser this could go both ways. The abuser is also bonded with the victim. The victim may also fear that the abuser may come back even if they are dead or in