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John Price - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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traumatic entrapment appeasement and complex post traumatic stress disorder evolutionary perspectives of hostage reactions domestic abuse and the Stockholm Syndrome
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 2007Co-Authors: Chris Cantor, John PriceAbstract:Evolutionary theory and cross-species comparisons are explored to shed new insights into behavioural responses to traumatic entrapment, examining their relationships to the Stockholm Syndrome (a specific response to traumatic entrapment) and complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A selective literature review is undertaken examining responses to traumatic entrapment (including hostage, domestic abuse and similar situations) and the Stockholm Syndrome, before examining mammalian, reptilian and other defensive responses to relevant threats. Chimpanzees, the closest relatives of humans, are closely examined from this perspective and commonalities in behavioural responses are highlighted. The neurobiological basis of defensive behaviours underlying PTSD is explored with reference to the triune brain model. Victims of protracted traumatic entrapment under certain circumstances may display the Stockholm Syndrome, which involves paradoxically positive relationships with their oppressors that may persist beyond release. Similar responses are observed in many mammalian species, especially primates. Ethological concepts including dominance hierarchies, reverted escape, de-escalation and conditional reconciliation appear relevant and are illustrated. These phenomena are commonly encountered in victims of severe abuse and understanding these concepts may assist clinical management. Appeasement is the mammalian defence most relevant to the survival challenge presented by traumatic entrapment and appears to be the foundation of complex PTSD. Evolutionary perspectives have considerable potential to bridge and integrate neurobiology and the social sciences with respect to traumatic stress responses.
Oak Eileen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Does grooming facilitate the development of Stockholm Syndrome? The social work practice implications
Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers, 2016Co-Authors: Julich Shirley, Oak EileenAbstract:INTRODUCTION: This article focuses on the problem of risk instrumentalism in social work and the way it can erode the relationship-based nature of practice and with it, the kinds of critical reflexivity required for remedial interventions to keep children safe. METHOD: By exploring the relationship between the process of grooming and the condition known as Stockholm Syndrome, the article seeks to address this problem by offering some concepts to inform a critical understanding of case dynamics in the sexual abuse of children which can explain the reluctance of victim-survivors to disclose. FINDINGS: Beginning with an overview of the development of actuarial risk assessment (ARA) tools the article examines the grooming process in child sexual abuse contexts raising the question: “Is grooming a facilitator of Stockholm Syndrome?” and seeks to answer it by examining the precursors and psychological responses that constitute both grooming and Stockholm Syndrome. CONCLUSION: The article identifies the underlying concepts that enable an understanding of the dynamics of child sexual abuse, but also identifies the propensity of practitioners to be exposed to some of the features of Stockholm Syndrome
Eb Oak - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Does grooming facilitate the development of Stockholm Syndrome? The social work practice implications
'University of Otago Library', 2016Co-Authors: Sj Julich, Eb OakAbstract:INTRODUCTION: This article focuses on the problem of risk instrumentalism in social work and the way it can erode the relationship-based nature of practice and with it, the kinds of critical reflexivity required for remedial interventions to keep children safe. METHOD: By exploring the relationship between the process of grooming and the condition known as Stockholm Syndrome, the article seeks to address this problem by offering some concepts to inform a critical understanding of the case dynamics in the sexual abuse of children which can explain the reluctance of victim-survivors to disclose. FINDINGS: Beginning with an overview of the development of actuarial risk assessment (ARA) tools the article examines the grooming process in child sexual abuse contexts raising the question: “Is grooming a facilitator of Stockholm Syndrome?” and seeks to answer it by examining the precursors and psychological responses that constitute both grooming and Stockholm Syndrome. CONCLUSION: The article identifies the underlying concepts that enable an understanding of the dynamics of child sexual abuse, but also identifies the propensity of practitioners to be exposed to some of the features of Stockholm Syndrome.falsePublished onlin
Shaughnessy Emma - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Risk Factors for Traumatic Bonding and Associations with PTSD Symptoms
USD RED, 2021Co-Authors: Shaughnessy EmmaAbstract:What could possibly lead individuals to become attached to people who cause them harm? Traumatic bonding, a construct similar to yet distinct from Stockholm Syndrome, offers one possible psychological explanation as to why many people with abusive romantic partners do not break off these relationships. But the question remains: when comparing individuals with abusive romantic partners, what individual-level factors make some of these people more likely than others to develop traumatic bonding toward their current partners? For the present study, a path model based on a sample of 540 participants in abusive relationships is proposed. Childhood maltreatment and adulthood attachment insecurity are hypothesized to predict the extent to which an individual with an abusive romantic partner will develop traumatic bonding toward that partner. We also predict that traumatic bonding, in turn, may serve as a protective factor against the experience of PTSD symptoms. Finally, we hypothesize that the interaction between childhood maltreatment and attachment insecurity will significantly predict traumatic bonding. Exploratory analyses on romantic love will also be conducted. This is the first study to examine a complex model of risk factors for traumatic bonding
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Risk Factors for Traumatic Bonding and Associations with PTSD Symptoms
USD RED, 2020Co-Authors: Shaughnessy EmmaAbstract:What could possibly lead individuals to become attached to people who cause them harm? Traumatic bonding, a construct similar to yet distinct from Stockholm Syndrome, offers one possible psychological explanation as to why many people with abusive romantic partners do not break off these relationships. But the question remains: when comparing individuals with abusive romantic partners, what individual-level factors make some of these people more likely than others to develop traumatic bonding toward their current partners? In the present study, a path model based on a sample of 474 participants in abusive relationships is proposed. Childhood maltreatment and adulthood attachment insecurity are hypothesized to predict the extent to which an individual with an abusive romantic partner will develop traumatic bonding toward that partner. We also predict that traumatic bonding, in turn, may serve as a protective factor against the experience of PTSD symptoms.Keywords: childhood maltreatment, child abuse, insecure attachment styles, intimate partner violence victimization, domestic violence, traumatic bonding, Stockholm Syndrome, PTSD symptoms
Mclaughlin, Christen Marie - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Fear or Love: Examining Stockholm Syndrome in the Elizabeth Smart Kidnapping case
Digital Commons at Salem State University, 2015Co-Authors: Mclaughlin, Christen MarieAbstract:Imagine being taken from your home, family, friends and the entire life you once knew by a stranger. Now becoming the victim of constant violent and brutal assaults both physical and sexual. During this you are being denied proper sanitation, shelter, food and water by this person. Next imagine caring for this very same person to the extent that when you have an ability to escape and leave you chose not to do so. Does this sound insane? But that is the very essence of Stockholm Syndrome. In this thesis I will examine the psychological phenomenon of Stockholm Syndrome and how it applies to the kidnapping case of Elizabeth Smart
