What Is ECT? in Your Answer Summarize What ECT Is

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Essay

What is ECT? In your answer summarize what ECT is, describe why it was originally developed, discuss the conditions for which it is currently used, and cite the criticisms that have been made against its use.

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Definitions:

Political Climate

The general mood, attitudes, and opinions on political matters within a specific geographical area or population at a given time.

South

Often refers to the southern region of the United States, known for its unique cultural, historical, and socio-economic characteristics.

World War II

A global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations, including all of the great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis.

Dixiecrats

Lower South delegates who walked out of the 1948 Democratic national convention in protest of the party’s support for civil rights legislation and later formed the States’ Rights Democratic (Dixiecrat) Party, which nominated Strom Thurmond of South Carolina for president.