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what is stockholm syndrome?

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Stockholm Syndrome: is a condition wherein a person develops excessive loyalty for someone who has held him/her captive.  It is named for that city in Sweden where a woman was held captive by someone then refused to testify at the trial because of misguided loyalty.  Peace and good health.  The power over life and death appears to be the mechanism of action causing this.

Question 2

how did stockholm syndrome get its name?

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Stockholm Syndrome: Those who are at risk of bonding with their abuser or someone who has traumatized them are those who are in those situations.  Was thus named for a bank robbery in Stockholm where four people held hostage for 6 days resisted attempts to be rescued and defended their captors.  Later two of the women got engaged to their captors.  This is a survival mechanism.

Question 3

who is at risk of getting stockholm syndrome?

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Prisoners: People being held hostage or prisoner. It can also occur to people who are being abused. It usually occurs in psychologically traumatic situations and is characterized by the victim being overly concerned for the well being of their captor or abuser and even sympathizing with them. The symptoms can continue even after the victim is freed from the situation.

Question 4

how is a parent child relationship different from stockholm syndrome?

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Completely Different: A healthy parent-child relationship involves an adult and his/her child, whereas stockholm syndrome involves a captor and a hostage.   These relationships are not only different, they are incomparable.

Question 5

what's the kundalini syndrome?

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Kundalini: The Kundalini syndrome has been reported in people with near-death experiences or with some types of yoga & meditation.  The main sx is a feeling of energy or heat at the spine.  It can also include severe headaches, sense of energy or heat in the hands, ecstasy, body tremor or vibration, sense of heat or cold moving through the body, sensing inner lights as well as other tactile experiences.

Question 6

what is dual retraction syndrome?

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Typo?: There is no such thing.  Do you mean Duane's Retraction syndrome?  If so,  here you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duane_syndrome  It's a rare congenital cause of strabismus (unable to move eye normally).  If that is not what you meant, please ask your question again and clarify.

Question 7

what is stephen johnsons syndrome?

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SJS: A very serious skin reaction with very high morbidity and poor prognosis. Drugs are the most common cause, but viral infections (including hiv) have also been implicated. If there is even the slightest concern for sjs, you need to seek immediate dermatologic evaluation as this is a medical emergency. This is in the same family as erythema multiforme and toxic epidermal necrolysis.

Question 8

will i die from sjgrens syndrome?

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No: Sjogren's does give you a somewhat increased risk of malignant lymphoma, and it may run with a disease like lupus or scleroderma which you'd know by now whether or not you have.  By itself, sjogren's is a nuisance disease.  The most dangerous feature is that maybe 1% of patients get a vasculitis that can cause brain dysfunction that mimics multiple sclerosis.  Be alert as it's manageable.

Question 9

what is turners syndrome prognosis?

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Turner's Syndrome: The prognosis for turner's syndrome diagnosed at birth is usually good. They will be short. They have streaked gonads. They can have a webbed neck. There can be lymphedema. There can be associated perceptual problems. They are not necessarily mentally retarded. There can be coarctation of the aorta.

Question 10

what is alice in wonderland syndrome?

Accepted Answer

: The syndrome is a type of visual disturbance-perceptual distortions of sizes and shapes, spatial relationship.  This is an unusual symptom expressed by older children infected with infectious mononucleosis.

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