{"title":"Cognitive Distortions and Coping Strategies: Stockholm Syndrome among Victims of Assault in Ivory Coast","authors":"Affoué Mélissa Kouassi épouse N’ZI, A. Bissouma","doi":"10.24018/ejsocial.2023.3.6.510","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ollowing an assault in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 9 women presented atypical psychological symptoms. Emotional ties were established between them and their attackers. They develop animosity towards the police. It’s Stockholm syndrome. 5 of them received psychological support in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). The aim is to understand the cognitive distortions that modify the perception of reality. The analysis of the interviews after 8 sessions revealed coping strategies. In order to cope with adversity, the participants have developed a particular psychological functioning, which little is known in Côte d’Ivoire.","PeriodicalId":506610,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"European Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.24018/ejsocial.2023.3.6.510","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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ollowing an assault in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 9 women presented atypical psychological symptoms. Emotional ties were established between them and their attackers. They develop animosity towards the police. It’s Stockholm syndrome. 5 of them received psychological support in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). The aim is to understand the cognitive distortions that modify the perception of reality. The analysis of the interviews after 8 sessions revealed coping strategies. In order to cope with adversity, the participants have developed a particular psychological functioning, which little is known in Côte d’Ivoire.