Stockholm syndrome denied! Here is the explanation of the true theory

AND if the famous Stockholm Syndromeafter all, was it not as well as was always presented to you in the world of international cinema?

Series like La Casa de Papel helped to popularize the idea that some victims eventually create emotional ties with the kidnappers, for example through the Denver case with the character Monica Gaztambide.

However, this process is much more complex than you think.

What about Stendhal's Syndrome? Decubra here what is this pathology recently addressed in the spin off of “La Casa de Papel”, the series “Berlin” that, although more superficially, also addresses this psychological condition. 

Stockholm Syndrome

The psychological phenomenon known as Stockholm Syndrome, although it is not recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders or in the International Classification of Diseases, has been reassessed and, contrary to what it probably always believed, the victim does not fall in love with the aggressor or robber in question. 

Forget the story of La Casa de Papel, because according to the Huff Post, the victim may actually be the villain. As a last resort, you at least wish to acquire that role.

Although characters like Monica Gaztambide have always been associated with the weakest link and a weaker personality with the role of victim, the origin of the true theory describes that the victim developed a “psychological strategy of survival” formulated for this type of extreme situations.

The same source also describes that the origin of this term is due to the “sequence of hostages within a bank in central Stockholm on August 23, 1973, when Jan Erik Olsson kept four employees for six days, triggering an unprecedented crisis,”,

After the incident, the term was coined by psychiatrist Nils Bejerot, who was part of the negotiating team in 1973.

But let us focus on the apparent attachment of the victim who is identified as an “intelligence formula and strategy to manage the mindset of the kidnapper.”.

What is Stockholm syndrome, anyway?

An article published in the European Journal of Psychotraumatology also underlines that the term “Stockholm Syndrome” should be replaced by “Accommodation Syndrome”, since according to these authors, “many victims do not identify emotionally with the aggressor”, they only come to know how to deal with the aggressor’s mind, realizing how they can calm him and adjust his behaviors in order to “reduce the risk of violence”.