Meaning of Helsinki syndrome | Babel Free

Definitions

Stockholm syndrome.

proscribed, uncountable

Examples

“"It's called Helsinki Syndrome.” Dr. Pantu said to the Doctor over the telephone. “The kidnapped, or hostages, begin⟳ to identify⟳ with their captors."”

“In the same field as brain washing but acting with almost immediate effect is a response now called the “Helsinki Syndrome" after an event that occurred in that city. Bank robbers took captive some bank staff after a robbery went wrong.”

“Danny claimed he fell in love⟳ with Jeannie, but what seemed to Storms more likely was that she had developed some kind of Patti Hearst-like, Helsinki-syndrome, teenage crush⟳ on him.”

“It's the Helsinki syndrome, Striker. We've encountered it before in the SAS. When hostages are totally dependent on their captors and do not know⟳ whether they'll live⟳ or die⟳, they begin⟳ to identify⟳ with the terrorists.”

“Niles wanted to know⟳ if Dr. Davis was familiar with the Helsinki Syndrome, where hostages were brainwashed into thinking of their captives as friends.”

“This is a variation of the Helsinki Syndrome, in which hostages come⟳ to sympathize with their captors.”

“And had she even once mentioned that in reality Beauty was a hostage suffering from Helsinki syndrome?”

“I've read⟳ about the Helsinki syndrome, when the victim becomes attached to his or her tormentor.”

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