ABSTRACT
Electric shock treatment or electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) generates a range of feelings of horror and disgust in patients and their carers. Not being aware of the fact that it is relatively safe and that some patients benefit from it, its association with electric shock and the brain makes it extremely difficult for individuals to accept this form of treatment. The audience looks at this mechanism both as a source of terror and perhaps as a punishment to illustrate the villainy of the individual in one form or another. This villainy expresses "the other" that individuals denote. The viewer as "disinterested" or "dispassionate" observer interprets this as a source of punishment for acts, deeds, and behaviours that may be seen as sinful.
