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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STOCKHOLM SYNDROME

After a group of hostages in Stockholm in 1973.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STOCKHOLM SYNDROME

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STOCKHOLM SYNDROME

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Stockholm syndrome is a noun.
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WHAT DOES STOCKHOLM SYNDROME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stockholm syndrome

Stockholm syndrome

Stockholm syndrome, or capture-bonding, is a psychological phenomenon in which hostages express empathy and sympathy and have positive feelings toward their captors, sometimes to the point of defending and identifying with them. These feelings are generally considered irrational in light of the danger or risk endured by the victims, who essentially mistake a lack of abuse from their captors for an act of kindness. The FBI's Hostage Barricade Database System shows that roughly 8% of victims show evidence of Stockholm syndrome. Stockholm syndrome can be seen as a form of traumatic bonding, which does not necessarily require a hostage scenario, but which describes "strong emotional ties that develop between two persons where one person intermittently harasses, beats, threatens, abuses, or intimidates the other." One commonly used hypothesis to explain the effect of Stockholm syndrome is based on Freudian theory. It suggests that the bonding is the individual's response to trauma in becoming a victim. Identifying with the aggressor is one way that the ego defends itself. When a victim believes the same values as the aggressor, they cease to be a threat.

Definition of Stockholm syndrome in the English dictionary

The definition of Stockholm syndrome in the dictionary is a psychological condition in which hostages or kidnap victims become sympathetic towards their captors.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STOCKHOLM SYNDROME

Stockhausen
stockholder
stockholding
Stockholm

WORDS THAT END LIKE STOCKHOLM SYNDROME

acute respiratory distress syndrome
aerodrome
airdrome
Asperger´s syndrome
carpal tunnel syndrome
chrome
chronic fatigue syndrome
cosmodrome
fragile-X syndrome
Gilles de la Tourette syndrome
hippodrome
irritable bowel syndrome
Marfan syndrome
metabolic syndrome
sudden infant death syndrome
syndrome
Tourette syndrome
Tourette´s syndrome
toxic shock syndrome
velodrome
Williams syndrome

Synonyms and antonyms of Stockholm syndrome in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Stockholm syndrome» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STOCKHOLM SYNDROME

Find out the translation of Stockholm syndrome to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Stockholm syndrome from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Stockholm syndrome» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

斯德哥尔摩综合症
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

síndrome de Estocolmo
570 millions of speakers

English

Stockholm syndrome
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्टॉकहोम सिंड्रोम
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

متلازمة ستوكهولم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Стокгольмский синдром
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

síndrome de Estocolmo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্টকহোম সিনড্রোম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

syndrome de Stockholm
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sindrom Stockholm
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stockholm-Syndrom
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ストックホルム症候群
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스톡홀름 증후군
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sindrom Stockholm
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Hội chứng Stockholm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்டாக்ஹோம் சிண்ட்ரோம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टॉकहोम सिंड्रोम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Stockholm Sendromu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sindrome di Stoccolma
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

syndrom sztokholmski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Стокгольмський синдром
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sindromul Stockholm
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

το σύνδρομο της Στοκχόλμης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Stockholm -sindroom
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Stockholm syndrom
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Stockholm syndrom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Stockholm syndrome

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STOCKHOLM SYNDROME»

The term «Stockholm syndrome» is regularly used and occupies the 89.817 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STOCKHOLM SYNDROME» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Stockholm syndrome

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STOCKHOLM SYNDROME»

Discover the use of Stockholm syndrome in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Stockholm syndrome and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Stolen
STOLEN is her gripping story of survival, of how she has to come to terms with her living nightmare--or die trying to fight it.
Lucy Christopher, 2011
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Stockholm Syndrome: none
Yet happiness takes different forms for different people and the finale of the book echoes Thackeray: "Who, having what he truly desires, is evber truly happy?"
Sophie Mutschler, 2008
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Loving to Survive: Sexual Terror, Men's Violence, and ...
Chapter 2 describes both Graham's Stockholm Syndrome theory (an extension of the "classic" Stockholm Syndrome concept presented in chapter 1) and the outgrowth of Graham's Stockholm Syndrome theory referred to as Societal Stockholm ...
Dee L.R. Graham, 1995
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Domestic Violence: A Reference Handbook
Some psychologists believe women who are victims of domestic violence can suffer a syndrome that nearly resembles the Stockholm syndrome. Stockholm syndrome was first identified in 1973, when four people held captive in a Stockholm ...
Margi Laird McCue, 2008
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Warlords, Witches and Stockholm Syndrome: Stories from ...
The book offers a fascinating flavour of life in medieval Ireland, covering everything from Female Spies in the 14th century, through the Journey of an Irish Monk to China in the 1330s, the Peasants Strikes of 1299 and 1349, to a riot over ...
Finbar Dwyer, 2014
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Captive continent: the Stockholm syndrome in European-Soviet ...
A provocative contribution to the international relations literature, Captive Continent argues that there has been a shift in Western European sympathies in recent years.
Philip Pilevsky, 1989
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Sharia Law: Culture and Religion
But these two incidents would prove seminal to the development and understanding of a curious and once controversial psychological condition; Stockholm Syndrome. On the 15th of April 1974, the Sunset District branch of the Hibernia Bank ...
iMinds, 2009
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Interviewing in Criminal Justice: Victims, Witnesses, ...
Stockholm Syndrome responded to a hostage situation at a bar. The situation began with a female drinking in a bar until the bartender refused to serve her any more drinks. The woman staggered out to her car and returned with a gun, holding ...
Vivian Lord, Allen Cowan, 2011
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The Islamic Antichrist: The Shocking Truth about the Real ...
We see a clear example here of the Stockholm Syndrome. The Stockholm Syndrome essentially refers to the psychological dynamic that has been repeatedly observed in which those held prisoner or abused eventually identify with and ...
Joel Richardson, 2009
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Psychological Abuse in Violent Domestic Relations
Overall Stockholm Syndrome did not differ as a function of religion; however, it differed by race, F(2,759) = 3.92, p = .02. Scheffe' tests revealed that Black women reported less of the syndrome than did White women (p < .05), and would most ...
K. Daniel O'Leary, PhD, Roland D. Maiuro, PhD, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STOCKHOLM SYNDROME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Stockholm syndrome is used in the context of the following news items.
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The New Stockholm Syndrome: How Sweden Rewards Terrorism
This is nothing short of a new, crazier version of the good old Stockholm syndrome: Instead of a kidnapping victim sympathizing with the kidnapper, the City ... «Caffeinated Thoughts, Jun 15»
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BANK OF AMERICA: Investors are suffering from 'Stockholm
"Stockholm syndrome" is a term used to describe when hostages begin to empathize with, and even trust, their captors. It's also what Bank of America Merrill ... «Business Insider, Jun 15»
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'Stockholm Pennsylvania': Lifetime Movie Released Date Is …
The name of that attachment is called Stockholm Syndrome. The movie producers don't advertise the movie as a movie based on a true story or a movie inspired ... «The Inquisitr, May 15»
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X Factor recap: Stockholm syndrome strikes
"Its time to face the music" declares voiceover guy without any trace of irony and The X Factor is back, relentlessly hunting its top 12 finalists. We are whisked ... «Stuff.co.nz, Mar 15»
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One Direction news: Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson forgot the …
Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik forgot their words to Stockholm Syndrome on One Direction's On the Road Again tour in Osaka t'other night and everyone's ... «Sugarscape, Feb 15»
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One Direction Performed This Fan Favorite Song For The First Time …
Yep, “Stockholm Syndrome” is officially on the setlist! Niall Horan couldn't help but tweet his excitement about performing the song for the first time. «MTV.com, Feb 15»
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Sundance Film Review: 'Stockholm, Pennsylvania'
Leia's parents, the Dargons, are strangers to her, while her bond to Ben remains strong — an obvious symptom of Stockholm syndrome, the lingering-attachment ... «Variety, Jan 15»
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Will the midterms be a case of Stockholm syndrome?
In light of national polls suggesting that voters might allow Republicans to keep the House and possibly give them the Senate, I can only think of Stockholm ... «Bangor Daily News, Nov 14»
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Sweden, Russia, and the New Cold War: Stockholm Syndrome
On Thursday, Swedish intelligence reportedly picked up a distress call from an unknown vessel in its waters off Stockholm. The call, in Russian, may have been ... «Breitbart News, Oct 14»
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Escaping the Higher Education Stockholm Syndrome
Sinking into the depths of my grandma's verdant corduroy couch, softened by decades of use, I began to ponder the scientific validity of watching paint peel; can, ... «Huffington Post, Sep 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Stockholm syndrome [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/stockholm-syndrome>. May 2024 ».
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