I think I finally understood why most women think men almost have a right to beat the shit out of them.
(An excerpt from here)
The Syndrome
Stockholm syndrome is a psychological response sometimes seen in an abducted hostage, in which the hostage shows signs of sympathy, loyalty or even voluntary compliance with the hostage taker, regardless of the risk in which the hostage has been placed. The syndrome is also discussed in other cases, including those of wife-beating, rape and child abuse.
The syndrome is named after a bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden, in which the bank robbers held bank employees hostage from August 23 to August 28 in 1973. In this case, the victims became emotionally attached to their victimizers, and even defended their captors after they were freed from their six-day ordeal, refusing to testify against them. Later, after the gang were tried and sentenced to jail, one of them married a woman who had been his hostage.
A famous example of Stockholm syndrome is the story of Patty Hearst, a millionaire’s daughter who was kidnapped in 1974, seemed to develop sympathy with her captors, and later took part in a robbery they were orchestrating.
1 comment:
I have no comment to make on the whole Stockholm Syndrome issue. It's sad. But this is relating to the comment you posted for my write-up. Small error on my part. I meant energy, not matter/energy. I was not talking about the physical decomposition of a body. I think it's standard knowledge :p The theory holds true in that case then. Edited my post. Thanks for pointing it out. See you at work tomorrow.
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