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Stockholm syndrome

Stockholm syndrome, according to Peri, was a psychological condition characterised by "the kidnapped becoming close to the kidnapper". She suspected that Erimem's sudden decision to marry Dracula was an indication that she was perhaps suffering from the syndrome. (AUDIO: Son of the Dragon)

Colin Colchester-Price believed that the purpose of the Escape Room was Stockholm syndrome, converting people to Escape's True Faith. (AUDIO: Escape Room)

The Master suggested that Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright suffered from Stockholm syndrome as they bonded with the First Doctor and Susan Foreman. He realised that Ian, as a native of 1963, would be unaware of the term. (AUDIO: The Destination Wars)

Guard One and Guard Two told Constable Wolsey that they had Stockholm syndrome "in reverse" for the Sixth Doctor, having developed a liking for him during his five years' imprisonment. (AUDIO: The Widow's Assassin)

The Tenth Doctor asked his Sontaran guard if he had ever heard of Stockholm syndrome. (COMIC: The Betrothal of Sontar)

The Dalek Survival Guide observed that, after an enforced period of entrapment, with long dark days spent in shared camaraderie with a Dalek, many humans who lived to tell the tale reported feelings of deep emotional attachment to their Dalek companions. Francine "Minah Bird" Mole in particular embraced "the love that dare not speak its name". After eight years of pining and petitioning the Kemble authorities, she was allowed to visit the Dalek that had won her heart during their shared ordeal, without the presence of guards. Ms Mole was shortly exterminated. (PROSE:Dalek Survival Guide)

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In the real world, the term "Stockholm syndrome" was coined in 1973.

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