In a hostage situation, to survive, victims sometimes seek to please their captors, and may identify with them as a way of coping with unbearable and unstoppable stress. This phenomenon is known as the ________.

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The phenomenon described in the question where hostages identify with and seek to please their captors is known as Stockholm syndrome. The other options, general adaptation syndrome, phi phenomenon, and Korsakoff syndrome, do not describe this specific phenomenon.

In a Hostage Situation, to Survive, Victims Sometimes Seek to Please