Stockholm syndrome, a condition in which hostages develop a psychological bond with their captors during captivity, was first used by the media in 1973 when four hostages were taken during a bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden. The hostages defended their captors after being released and would not agree to testify in court against them. It was noted that in this case, however, the police were perceived to have acted with little care for the hostages’ safety, providing an alternative reason for their unwillingness to testify. Stockholm syndrome is paradoxical because the sympathetic sentiments that captives feel towards their captors are the opposite of the fear and disdain which an onlooker might feel towards the captors.
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Photo Caption -Former Kreditbanken building in Stockholm, Sweden, the location of the 1973 Norrmalmstorg robbery –Tage Olsin
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