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| + | '''Durnholde Syndrome''', named after [[Durnholde Keep]], is a strange phenomenon<ref name="Sweet, Horrible Freedom">[[Sweet, Horrible Freedom]]</ref> which causes slaves and captives to grow an affinity for their captors after being locked up for too long.<ref name="Eastpoint Tower">[[Eastpoint Tower (quest)]]</ref> This causes them to resist being freed from captivity, claiming that they love working for their captors and that they wouldn't know what to do in the outside world.<ref name="Sweet, Horrible Freedom"/> The term "Durnholde Syndrome" was coined by by the [[Forsaken]] chief psylosopher [[Nils Beerot]].<ref name="Eastpoint Tower"/> |
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| − | '''Durnholde Syndrome''' is supposedly a ''World of Warcraft'' version of the [[wikipedia:Stockholm Syndrome|Stockholm Syndrome]], mentioned by [[Mountain-Lord Rendan]] in the quest {{quest|Sweet, Horrible Freedom}} and by [[Nils Beerot]] in the quest {{quest|Eastpoint Tower}}. |
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| + | *{{RaceIcon|Orc Male}} [[Tog'thar]] |
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| + | *{{Race|Dwarf|notext}}{{RaceIcon|Gnoll}} Some [[Slave Worker]]s |
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| − | It apparently makes them grow an affinity for their captors after being locked up for so long.<ref>{{quest|Eastpoint Tower}}</ref> |
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| + | * The Durnholde Syndrome is a reference to the real world's {{wp|Stockholm syndrome}}, a condition that causes hostages to develop a psychological alliance with their captors as a survival strategy during captivity. Nils Beerot is a reference to {{wp|Nils Bejerot}}, the Swedish psychiatrist and criminologist who coined the term. |
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Latest revision as of 20:09, 21 October 2018
Nils Beerot, who invented the term.
Durnholde Syndrome, named after Durnholde Keep, is a strange phenomenon[1] which causes slaves and captives to grow an affinity for their captors after being locked up for too long.[2] This causes them to resist being freed from captivity, claiming that they love working for their captors and that they wouldn't know what to do in the outside world.[1] The term "Durnholde Syndrome" was coined by by the Forsaken chief psylosopher Nils Beerot.[2]
Known cases
Drull- Tog'thar
- Some Slave Workers
Trivia
- The Durnholde Syndrome is a reference to the real world's Stockholm syndrome, a condition that causes hostages to develop a psychological alliance with their captors as a survival strategy during captivity. Nils Beerot is a reference to Nils Bejerot, the Swedish psychiatrist and criminologist who coined the term.
References
- ^ a b
[15-30] Sweet, Horrible Freedom
- ^ a b
[7-30] Eastpoint Tower