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Stockholm syndrome is the name used for the bond that sometimes exists between a captive and captor—in today's terms, often between a terrorist and a hostage. (Click on the name to get more information.)

Years ago, newspaper heiress Patty Hearst was captured by terrorists. Click on Profile of Patty Hearst to read more about the situation.

Read up a bit on Stockholm syndrome and give me your honest opinion. When cases like Patty Hearst's happen, do captives, like Hearst, do what they do of their own free will? Are they forced to do so? Rely on what you've learned in this module and of Aristotle's ideas to define your position.

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Running head: STOCKHOLM SYNDROME

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When cases like that of Patty Hearst’s happen, the captives do not act the way they do
in a free will. There is an external force that basically forces them to act the way they do. For
example, in the case of Patty, she did not make a decision on free will. In my opinion, it is not
possible for an individual to instantly change and consider what he considered wrong to be
right. Therefore, when a person changes like in the case of Patty Heart, there must be some
forces that force him or her to act. Free will does not basically apply in such cases. Anxiety or
fear may make one think otherwise (Tse, 2013). This rules out the deci...


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