Were did the term Stockholm Syndrome come from?

Question

I know what it is but just wondering if there was an event or certain case that the name is derived from.

Answer 1

Origin of the name

The syndrome is named after the Norrmalmstorg robbery of Kreditbanken at Norrmalmstorg, Stockholm, Sweden in which the bank robbers held bank employees hostage from August 23 to August 28, 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. The term was coined by the criminologist and psychiatrist Nils Bejerot, who assisted the police during the robbery, and referred to the syndrome in a news broadcast.

It is sometimes referred to as Helsinki Syndrome, sometimes deliberately for ironic effect originating in the substitution of one Nordic capital for another. However, this may simply be due to the erroneous naming of the syndrome in popular media, for example by a character in the first Die Hard film.

Answer 2

The syndrome is named after the Norrmalmstorg robbery of Kreditbanken at Norrmalmstorg, Stockholm, Sweden in which the bank robbers held bank employees hostage from August 23 to August 28, 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. The term was coined by the criminologist and psychiatrist Nils Bejerot, who assisted the police during the robbery, and referred to the syndrome in a news broadcast.

It is sometimes referred to as Helsinki Syndrome, sometimes deliberately for ironic effect originating in the substitution of one Nordic capital for another. However, this may simply be due to the erroneous naming of the syndrome in popular media, for example by a character in the first Die Hard film.

Answer 3

The syndrome is named after the Norrmalmstorg robbery of Kreditbanken at Norrmalmstorg, Stockholm, Sweden in which the bank robbers held bank employees hostage from August 23 to August 28, 1973.

Answer 4

Helsinki Syndrome

Answer 5

Norrmalmstorg Robbery

Answer 6

I believe it was a kidnapping of someone in Stockholm, but also cannot recall the exact details. Anyone?

Answer 7

FearlesLdr got the incident. The syndrome is the identification of the victims with their captors and acts against their rescurers to aid their captors.

Answer 8

It was named after the town where the condition was first identified during a robbery.

Answer 9

Down with plagarism.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome

Levi

Answer 10

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