Shock therapy
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Shock therapy or shock treatment may refer to:
- A form of aversion therapyAversion therapyAversion therapy is a form of psychological treatment in which the patient is exposed to a stimulus while simultaneously being subjected to some form of discomfort...
in which an electric shock is used as a negative stimulus - Electroconvulsive therapyElectroconvulsive therapyElectroconvulsive therapy , formerly known as electroshock, is a psychiatric treatment in which seizures are electrically induced in anesthetized patients for therapeutic effect. Its mode of action is unknown...
, or electroshock, a psychiatric treatment in which seizures are electrically induced in anaesthetized patients for therapeutic effect - Insulin shock therapyInsulin shock therapyInsulin shock therapy or insulin coma therapy was a form of psychiatric treatment in which patients were repeatedly injected with large doses of insulin in order to produce daily comas over several weeks...
, a form of psychiatric treatment in which patients were repeatedly injected with large doses of insulin in order to produce daily comas - Shock therapy (economics)Shock therapy (economics)In economics, shock therapy refers to the sudden release of price and currency controls, withdrawal of state subsidies, and immediate trade liberalization within a country, usually also including large scale privatization of previously public owned assets....
, the sudden release of price and currency controls - Shock Treatment (Edgar Winter album), 1974
- Shock TreatmentShock TreatmentShock Treatment is a 1981 musical-black comedy film and a follow-up to the film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. While not an outright sequel, the movie does feature several characters from the movie portrayed by different actors and several Rocky Horror actors portraying new characters...
, the 1981 follow up to The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Shock Treatment (1964 film), a 1964 film, starring Stuart Whitman, Carol Lynley, Roddy McDowell and Lauren Bacall
- Shock Treatment (1995 film)Shock Treatment (1995 film)Shock Treatment was a TV film in 1995. The film was directed by Michael Schultz. It received one nomination for best visual effects in 1996 at the Gemini Awards.-Cast:*Matthew Walker .... The Shock*Corey Carrier .... Jake Grant...
, a 1995 television film - Shock Treatment (TV series), a reality entertainment documentary
- Shock Treatment (Krizz Kaliko album)Shock Treatment (Krizz Kaliko album)Shock Treatment is the third studio album by rapper Krizz Kaliko, released on September 14, 2010. Other titles the artist considered for the album, before deciding on Shock Treatment, were "Son of Sam" and "Walk on Water."-Track listing:...
, a2010 - Shock Treatment, a finishing move used by Chris Parks a.k.a Abyss