[Smoke]

I'd like to know if there's a term for this specific situation. I'd google it, but I'm not sure how to phrase it so it makes sense.

A person has been isolated from emotional and/or physical interaction with other people, for a long period of time. And then another random person arrives and interacts with them, and just based on that this is the first person to be a part of their life, they become infatuated - believe they've fallen in love with this person.

Is this just a variation of Stockholm Syndrome? Or does it have its own name?

[Appolinaria]

maybe try googling attachment disorders?

This is the best I could find =/

http://en.wikipedia..../Obsessive_love


"The initial phase of ORP is characterized by an instantaneous and overwhelming attraction to another person. It is at this point the relationally dependent person becomes dependant on a romantic interest, usually resulting from the slightest bit of attention from the person they are attracted to."

This post has been edited by Appolinaria: 10 October 2011 - 10:07 PM

[PhDwannabe]

This is not anything anywhere near attachment disorders, and the post immediately above takes information from a scientifically unsound self-help book that won't really get us anywhere. Neither is it really a syndrome, of sorts (in that it's not really some kind of cluster of symptoms that hang together in the absence of some clear pathophysiological process). It's just a phenomenon--something that happens. It's kind of mundane enough that it doesn't really have some sort of widely used clinical description or term. A wider variety of food tastes good when you're hungry; it just is what it is. There's plenty of behavioral terminology we could employ to describe contingencies that might alter the reinforcement value of a reinforcer, but it's not the descriptor you're looking for.

[matty]

Appolinaria's right, you'll find it under the subheading of attachment disorders in Post Traumatic Stress literature.

http://en.m.wikipedi...stress_disorder

This post has been edited by matty: 11 October 2011 - 02:13 AM

[Appolinaria]

 PhDwannabe, on 11 October 2011 - 01:49 AM, said:

This is not anything anywhere near attachment disorders, and the post immediately above takes information from a scientifically unsound self-help book that won't really get us anywhere. Neither is it really a syndrome, of sorts (in that it's not really some kind of cluster of symptoms that hang together in the absence of some clear pathophysiological process). It's just a phenomenon--something that happens. It's kind of mundane enough that it doesn't really have some sort of widely used clinical description or term. A wider variety of food tastes good when you're hungry; it just is what it is. There's plenty of behavioral terminology we could employ to describe contingencies that might alter the reinforcement value of a reinforcer, but it's not the descriptor you're looking for.

It's not saying obsessive love is a syndrome. Yes, it's an idea from a book by some dude. The person who posted this question was looking for a term for a situation, not a diagnosis.

& I don't think there's anything normal about becoming infatuated & in love with a random person who you've had little interaction with.... which is why I suggested looking up attachment disorders. The person who posted this may not be listing all of the symptoms, so at least I was giving them a step in the right direction, especially when they're having difficulty coming up with phrasing... that's why I said "maybe try googling" to see if that's what they were looking for.

I also don't see anything wrong with wikipedia when it lists sources.

I was trying to be a catalyst towards more information, not trying to diagnose the situation. Just trying to help.

This post has been edited by Appolinaria: 11 October 2011 - 02:57 AM

[matty]

Yeah, I wouldn't advise rooting a dissertation in it but Wikipedia's fairly reliable on generalities, otherwise I'd look to more highly regarded sources; common medical journals, the AMA...

[Smoke]

Nothing too complex. But say you have a prisoner who's been alone for a year, and then suddenly another captive is put in with them. Even if they don't know the other person very well, they might become swiftly emotionally attached - to the point where they feel that they love the new person.

[Appolinaria]

 Smoke, on 10 October 2011 - 09:13 PM, said:

I'd like to know if there's a term for this specific situation. I'd google it, but I'm not sure how to phrase it so it makes sense.

A person has been isolated from emotional and/or physical interaction with other people, for a long period of time. And then another random person arrives and interacts with them, and just based on that this is the first person to be a part of their life, they become infatuated - believe they've fallen in love with this person.

Is this just a variation of Stockholm Syndrome? Or does it have its own name?

This isn't a personal dilemma, is it?

It's a trap!

Lol.

[PhDwannabe]

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Appolinaria's right, you'll find it under the subheading of attachment disorders in Post Traumatic Stress literature.

http://en.m.wikipedi...stress_disorder

I'm a grad-level PTSD researcher. As described, this is not anywhere close to PTSD.