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** The work takes place in an era before anesthesia was used in ECT.
* '''Inverted''': ECT is used as a reward, and feels good.
* '''Inverted''': ECT is used as a reward, and feels good.
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** [[DeliberateValuesDissonance The work takes place in an era before anesthesia was used in ECT.
ECT]].
* '''Inverted''': ECT is used as a reward, and [[ElectricInstantGratification feelsgood.good]].
* '''Inverted''': ECT is used as a reward, and [[ElectricInstantGratification feels
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
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* '''Parodied''': ???
Dr. Pain attempts to use ECT on someone who's TooKinkyToTorture, to hilarious results.
* '''Zig-Zagged''':???Dr. Pain sometimes uses ECT as a legitimate treatment method, and sometimes as a method of torture.
* '''Zig-Zagged''':
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* '''Played For Drama''': Bob has been unjustly tossed in the mental hospital and Dr. Pain will be the death of him, [[EmptyShell in mind]] if not in body.
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* '''Played For Drama''': Drama''':
** Bob has been unjustly tossed in the mental hospital and Dr. Pain will be the death of him, [[EmptyShell in mind]] if not inbody.body.
** Dr. Pain has to battle everybody, from Bob's relatives up to the Supreme Court judge, to be allowed to apply some ECT on Bob (a procedure that, yes, has its side-effects and pain, but will actually benefit Bob if applied properly [[GodzillaThreshold and because of plot reasons is the only procedure that will work]]) because of how much [[PopCulturalOsmosis this trope has seeped into the collective consciousness of society]].
** Bob has been unjustly tossed in the mental hospital and Dr. Pain will be the death of him, [[EmptyShell in mind]] if not in
** Dr. Pain has to battle everybody, from Bob's relatives up to the Supreme Court judge, to be allowed to apply some ECT on Bob (a procedure that, yes, has its side-effects and pain, but will actually benefit Bob if applied properly [[GodzillaThreshold and because of plot reasons is the only procedure that will work]]) because of how much [[PopCulturalOsmosis this trope has seeped into the collective consciousness of society]].
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* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob not only [[NoSell is utterly immune to ECT]], but he [[TooKinkyToTorture is addicted to Dr. Pain's "ministrations" and constantly tries to have them applied to him]].
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob has been unjustly tossed in the mental hospital and Dr. Pain will be the death of him, [[EmptyShell in mind]] if not in body.
* '''Played For Horror''': The "Torture" part of the trope's name is shown in extensive and extremely long detail, and destroys Bob so thoroughly that death would be a blessing, [[AFateWorseThanDeath which unfortunately Dr. Pain will make sure Bob won't get any time soon]].
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob has been unjustly tossed in the mental hospital and Dr. Pain will be the death of him, [[EmptyShell in mind]] if not in body.
* '''Played For Horror''': The "Torture" part of the trope's name is shown in extensive and extremely long detail, and destroys Bob so thoroughly that death would be a blessing, [[AFateWorseThanDeath which unfortunately Dr. Pain will make sure Bob won't get any time soon]].
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* '''Justified''': ECT ''can'' be torturous, especially if done incorrectly (such as if the subject is not anesthetized).
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** ECT ''can'' be torturous, especially if done incorrectly (such as if the subject is notanesthetized).anesthetized).
** The work takes place in an era before anesthesia was used in ECT.
** ECT ''can'' be torturous, especially if done incorrectly (such as if the subject is not
** The work takes place in an era before anesthesia was used in ECT.
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* '''Averted''': Nobody undergoes any form of ECT.
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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
** Nobody undergoes any form ofECT.ECT.
** ECT is shown in the way it's supposed to be used in the present day in real life; any patients who undergo it consent to the procedure and are properly anesthetized.
** Nobody undergoes any form of
** ECT is shown in the way it's supposed to be used in the present day in real life; any patients who undergo it consent to the procedure and are properly anesthetized.
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** The writers are against ECT and are trying to make a point.
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** The writers are against ECT (or at least the improper usage of it) and are trying to make a point.
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* '''Defied''': Dr. Pain decides not to give ECT to his subjects.
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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
** Dr. Pain decides not to give ECT to hissubjects.subjects.
** While the hospital does provide ECT, it is strictly prohibited for staff to use it in a way that harms patients.
** Dr. Pain decides not to give ECT to his
** While the hospital does provide ECT, it is strictly prohibited for staff to use it in a way that harms patients.
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* '''Conversed''': ???"From the way I've seen electroconvulsive therapy portrayed in fiction, I never would've thought it actually had any positive effects."
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'''Basic Trope''': Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is used as a form of torture, and often involves the subject not receiving any form of anesthesia.
* '''Straight''': Dr. Pain is a PsychoPsychologist that uses ECT without any anesthetic on patients that don't obey him.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Dr. Pain uses such a high voltage that he paralyzes or even kills someone.
** Dr. Pain uses this method of torture on patients that even [[DisproportionateRetribution look at him wrong]].
* '''Downplayed''': Dr. Pain mostly/completely does ECT in the proper way, but still uses it unnecessarily and for torturous reasons.
* '''Justified''': ECT ''can'' be torturous, especially if done incorrectly (such as if the subject is not anesthetized).
* '''Inverted''': ECT is used as a reward, and feels good.
* '''Subverted''': Despite having a device for administering ECT and being an evil doctor, Dr. Pain actually uses ECT correctly and not as a form of torture...
* '''Double Subverted''': ...but in rare cases, he does use it to torture individuals who double-cross him.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Nobody undergoes any form of ECT.
* '''Enforced''':
** "We need to show just how bad of a person Dr. Pain is - let's have him electrocute someone just to torture them!"
** The writers are against ECT and are trying to make a point.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Dr. Pain decides not to give ECT to his subjects.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Implied''': Dr. Pain has a device for administering ECT in his office and often threatens subjects with an unpleasant experience, but he is never seen actually using ECT.
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* '''Straight''': Dr. Pain is a PsychoPsychologist that uses ECT without any anesthetic on patients that don't obey him.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Dr. Pain uses such a high voltage that he paralyzes or even kills someone.
** Dr. Pain uses this method of torture on patients that even [[DisproportionateRetribution look at him wrong]].
* '''Downplayed''': Dr. Pain mostly/completely does ECT in the proper way, but still uses it unnecessarily and for torturous reasons.
* '''Justified''': ECT ''can'' be torturous, especially if done incorrectly (such as if the subject is not anesthetized).
* '''Inverted''': ECT is used as a reward, and feels good.
* '''Subverted''': Despite having a device for administering ECT and being an evil doctor, Dr. Pain actually uses ECT correctly and not as a form of torture...
* '''Double Subverted''': ...but in rare cases, he does use it to torture individuals who double-cross him.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Nobody undergoes any form of ECT.
* '''Enforced''':
** "We need to show just how bad of a person Dr. Pain is - let's have him electrocute someone just to torture them!"
** The writers are against ECT and are trying to make a point.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Dr. Pain decides not to give ECT to his subjects.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Implied''': Dr. Pain has a device for administering ECT in his office and often threatens subjects with an unpleasant experience, but he is never seen actually using ECT.
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