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[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 31 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (25 children)

most of the people who need to come to this realization don't know what stockholm syndrome is

and most of them don't care

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (22 children)

I don't think anyone knows what Stockholm Syndrome is, as it's just a concept and isn't recognized as real because it's usually just used as a blanket term thrown around when people don't actually know what the specific underlying issues are.

[–] 5wim@slrpnk.net 17 points 3 months ago (9 children)

Huh? It's the notion of captives forming a bond with their captors. People are using it to convey that simple psychological concept. It's "usually" used for that purpose.

[–] andyburke@fedia.io 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I think you missed the point of the response and should look into the scientific evidence for Stockholm syndrome.

[–] 5wim@slrpnk.net 18 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I think it appears you've missed the point of my response, wherein the existence of "scientific evidence" for Stockholm Syndrome is unimportant; The phrase "Stockholm Syndrome" being a part of vernacular meant to convey the notion of captives forming bonds with their captors is helpful for communication irrespective of the existence or veracity of a psychological diagnosis related to the phrase. The point of their response was defeatism through judgment and their own superiority.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 0 points 3 months ago

Even in that context, it's not really a thing. It's something that happened once and had a name attached to it. That's it. The rest is pop science garbage.

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 1 points 3 months ago

syndrome
a group of symptoms which consistently occur together, or a condition characterized by a set of associated symptom

LGTM.

Just grouping symptoms. Not implying the assumption of any cause.

The problem arises when people start considering this one name to be good enough as a diagnosis.

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