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︎︎⟡ About Stockholm Syndrome Stockholm Syndrome is a psychological phenomenon where a victim develops positive feelings, empathy, or trust toward their captor or abuser during an extreme situation like kidnapping or confinement. The term originated from a 1973 bank robbery and hostage crisis in Stockholm, Sweden. It is not a formal psychiatric diagnosis but is considered a survival defense mechanism. ____________________________________________________ ・ Origin: Named after the 1973 Stockholm bank robbery where hostages showed intimacy toward the perpetrators and later refused to cooperate with the police.