Stockholm syndrome is named after the bank robbery in Stockholm in 1973. Several bank employees were held hostage in a bank vault for 6 days and became emotionally attached to their captors and even defended them after they were freed. Stockholm Syndrome does not necessarily require a hostage scenario. Essentially, victims mistake a lack of abuse from their oppressors for an act of kindness.

Syndrom sztokholmski został tak nazwany od napadu na bank w Sztokholmie w roku 1973. Podczas tego zdarzenia kilku pracowników banku zamkniętych zostało na 6 dni w bankowym skarbcu. W tym czasie związali się emocjonalnie z rabusiami i nawet stawali w ich obronie po uwolnieniu.