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Stockholm Syndrome
Stockholm Syndrome
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Stockholm syndrome is a common condition where a person is abducted by someone against that person’s will and ends up being sympathetic and supportive of one’s abductors. This is a condition that is difficult to deal with because of how it can involve a substantial change in the way how a person acts in life. The positive feels that a person will begin to have towards one’s captors will end up being disruptive to one’s life.
What are the signs of this condition?
In order to be considered as someone who is dealing with Stockholm syndrome a person will have to meet a few standards. A person must view a captor as someone who is not taking one’s life away but is rather giving that person a new life to work with. Also, a person must be someone who has only the perspective of the captor and not of any other party. The reduction in exposure to other ideas will be something that can easily influence a person’s ability to develop this syndrome. Also, a person will end up feeling a desire to stick with the captor as a means of avoiding death by fearing that the person will be killed if that person leaves.
How can a person be treated?
In most cases a person who has to deal with Stockholm syndrome will need to be reviewed by looking into sedating the patient as a means of making it so the person will have a better chance of focusing on treatment. In many cases a person will feel reluctant to deal with treatments. Also, a person with this condition can be treated through a service involving psychiatry. A full analysis will work to ensure that the person who is dealing with this condition can be relieved of it as soon as possible.
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