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Christine's Hostage Experience
- Christine Enmark was held hostage in a Swedish bank robbery in 1973.
- Despite the threat, she expressed concern for a hostage about being shot in the leg, showing an unusual reaction.
Stockholm Syndrome's Impact
- Stockholm Syndrome explains why hostages develop sympathy for captors despite danger.
- The syndrome influenced views on oppression, violence, and victim behavior over decades.
Psychoanalytic Origins
- Stockholm Syndrome's roots trace to Anna Freud's "identification with the aggressor".
- Victims unconsciously adopt their oppressor's ideology as a defense mechanism when overwhelmed by fear.