Medical Definition of electroconvulsive therapy. : the treatment of mental illness and especially depression by the application of electric current to the head of a usually anesthetized patient that induces unconsciousness and convulsive seizures in the brainâabbreviation ECT; called also electric shock, electric shock therapy, electroshock therapy.
The movie's script was changed to include the elaborate ceremony of the Inner Circle on Groundhog Day. The original groundhog cast for the movie was considered to be too small. Some of the store names in Punxsutawney were used in the movie, such as The Smart Shop and Stewart's Drug Store. Punxsutawney's police cars were also recreated for the movie.
Gopher or Woodchuck. Groundhogs are also known as a woodchucks or land beavers by some. They belong to a class of large ground squirrels commonly known as marmots, and they only live in low-lying areas. Groundhogs are larger than gophers, reaching to a size of 15-26 inches and weighs 4.4-8.8 lbs. They have two sets of fur to help keep them warm; the first layer is a dense, grayish undercoat, and the second layer is longer coat made up of band hairs that give them that distinct frosted look.