BONDING WITH HER KIDNAPPER.Byline: LUCY BERESFORD THE term Stockholm syndrome Stockholm Syndrome Definition Stockholm syndrome refers to a group of psychological symptoms that occur in some persons in a captive or hostage situation. was coined in the 1970s after hostages in a bank robbery The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. Bank robbery is the crime of robbing a bank. there formed an emotional attachment with the people who held them captive. There is a point when you are taken hostage at which you become incredibly compliant to survive because these people hold your life in their hands Your Life in Their Hands is a long-running BBC TV documentary series on the subject of surgery, examining surgical practice from the point of view of both surgeons and patients. Its first run lasted from 1958 to 1964 and was presented by Dr. Charles Fletcher. . Over time, by suppressing your own emotion in order to cope, you form a bond with these people. However, it is too early to say whether Jaycee has Stockholm syndrome and I believe she may in fact have something called learned helplessness learned helplessness In psychology, a mental state in which a laboratory subject forced to bear aversive stimuli becomes unable or unwilling to avoid subsequent applications, even if they are “escapable,” presumably through having learned that situational . This affects people who learn to survive by slotting into a quite positive role in which they do not try to escape. We do not yet know what psychological pressure was put on her by Garrido. She was probably told: "Nobody will come to rescue you. Your only chance of survival is to stay with me." Jaycee was kidnapped when she was 11 and it must have been a terrifying experience for her. Out of that fear will have come a very strong intuition that you must do anything you are told to survive. You suppress your own emotions, suppressing fear and anxiety. You actually become emotionless and docile simply to survive. Because she was just 11, she would have been even more primed to form a relationship. Her kidnapper obviously slept with her and convinced her that it was appropriate. It becomes a power game where one person holds all of the power. As for her future mental well-being, she will always have trust issues. She will remember normal, healthy relationships from her childhood, but will find it hard to form secure relationships. CAPTION(S): EXPERT Lucy Beresford |
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