Stockholm Syndrome has been a common area of study for close to 50 years following an infamous 1973 bank robbery incident in Sweden. The widely publicized behavior of hostages positive interacting with their captors, to the point of advocating for leniency in punishment has baffled professionals for decades. While initially studied as a syndrome that defines unorthodox, almost pathetic-seeming behavior, behavior analysis and conventional opinions have shifted more toward the analysis that this strategy is avoidant and proactive toward increasing chances of survival. Further analysis of past events and changes to police negotiation tactics may capitalize on this as a means of increasing hostage safety and dispelling a tense situation

Links for Today:

1. https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22447726
2. https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/stockholm-syndrome#symptoms
3. https://www.amazon.com/American-Heiress-Kidnapping-Crimes-Hearst/dp/0345803159
4. https://leb.fbi.gov/file-repository/archives/january-1983.pdf/view
5. https://counsellingresource.com/therapy/self-help/stockholm/4/
6. https://www.britannica.com/science/Stockholm-syndrome
7. https://www.thehotline.org/


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