What you'll learn

• 1 (02:52) **Episode Introduction & Disclaimer** - Host Gemma Sparks introduces the bonus episode format and issues a content warning for discussions of violence and domestic violence.
• 2 (05:07) **Defining Stockholm Syndrome: Survival, Not Love** - Gemma provides the psychological definition, clarifying it is a survival strategy, not a romantic obsession.
• 3 (08:20) **The Origin Story: The 1973 Norrmalmstorg Robbery** - Gemma recounts the famous bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden, that gave the syndrome its name and the hostages' surprising behavior.
• 4 (10:30) **The Patty Hearst Case: A Famous Example and Legal Defense** - Gemma discusses the 1974 kidnapping of Patty Hearst and how her actions were later argued to be a result of Stockholm syndrome.
• 5 (12:08) **Rarity and the Problem with the Label** - Gemma explains that Stockholm syndrome is incredibly rare and critiques the term for potentially victim-blaming.
• 6 (15:09) **The Psychological Mechanism: The Fawn Response** - Gemma introduces the "fawn" trauma response as the primary nervous system mechanism behind Stockholm syndrome.
• 7 (22:25) **The Mechanism: Gratitude from Terror and Trauma Bonding** - Gemma explains how relief from a threat can be misinterpreted as gratitude, and distinguishes Stockholm syndrome from the broader concept of trauma bonding.

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