Research on victim trauma has shown how women cope with it by refusing treats and withdrawing emotionally. Their actions simply become a form of survival. In some cases there is little anger towards the abuser, and in other cases the feelings are positive such as sympathizing with the abuser, having admiration for them, and even having feelings for their abuser (Stuart von Wormer & Bartollas, 2011). This form of emotional connection with an abuser/abuser is called Stockholm Syndrome (Stockholm Syndrome, 2011). This is a phenomenon that owes its name to an incident that occurred in Stockholm, Sweden. During this incident, “four bank employees were held hostage in the bank's safe for four days” (Stuart von Wormer & Bartollas, 2011, p. 251). The victim's response was one of gratitude towards her attackers. This type of response has troubled many people, probably because people make distinctions that the perpetrator is the bad guy and the victim is the innocent one. However, such distinctions are never so clear-cut. In the case of Stockholm syndrome, there is an emotional bond that develops between individuals who have shared a life-threatening experience. This has been seen as an adaptive human response to violent scenarios. Abductors may demonstrate intermittent forms of kindness that may lead the victim to bond with their captor (Stuart von Wormer & Bartollas, 2011). In general, Stockholm syndrome is seen as common in hostage situations. The main reasons are that there is an evolution that occurs in the relationship between the attacker and the captor in which threats of violence, loss of power of the subject and subjection to high levels of stress or trauma all lead to addiction. of paper ......rtollas, 2011). References: Krasnec, K. (2008). Stockholm syndrome: unequal power relations. Retrieved from http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1896Stockholm Syndrome. (2011). Retrieved from RAINN: http://www.rainn.org/get-information/effects-of-sexual-assault/stockholm-syndrome Stuart Van Wormer, K. and Bartollas, C. (2011). Women and the Criminal Justice System, Third Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. References: Krasnec, K. (2008). Stockholm syndrome: unequal power relations. Retrieved from http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1896Stockholm Syndrome. (2011). Retrieved from RAINN: http://www.rainn.org/get-information/effects-of-sexual-assault/stockholm-syndrome Stuart Van Wormer, K. and Bartollas, C. (2011). Women and the Criminal Justice System, Third Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.