Patty Hearst Story (part 6)

From Patty Hearst to Tania: Shifting from one Personality Paradigm to Another

On April 15, 1974, Hearst as Tania, was photographed wielding an M1 Carbine in the SLA robbery of the Hibernia Bank- Sunset District branch in San Francisco.









continued from part 5

In relation to the preceding statements, behavioral psychology would explain Hearst’s behavior in terms of learned helplessness. In this phenomenon, the individual gives up fighting for what she wants and becomes powerless. After having been subjected to traumatizing experiences such as being raped by the SLA and being blindfolded and kept in a closet throughout her ordeal, she may have felt as if there was no point in trying to fight. Furthermore, this feeling may have been increased by the standstill of the negotiation for her freedom when her parents withdrew from responding to the demands of the group after their initial response of giving free food in exchange for Patty was exploited by various people. The enhanced feeling of hopelessness turned her helpless and she allowed her captors to take control of her life. Unfortunately, this made Patty more vulnerable to being brainwashed. (to be continued...)



Related stories:
Patty Hearst Story (part 1)
Patty Hearst Story (part 2)
Patty Hearst Story (part 3)
Patty Hearst Story (part 4)
Patty Hearst Story (part 5)
Patty Hearst Story (2nd to last part)
Patty Hearst Story (last part)




photo source: wikipedia.org
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