{{wiktionary|shock}} '''Shock''' may refer to:
{{TOC right}} == Common uses ==
=== Healthcare=== * Acute stress reaction, also known as psychological or mental shock ** Shell shock, soldiers' reaction to battle trauma * Circulatory shock, a medical emergency ** Cardiogenic shock, resulting from dysfunction of the heart ** Distributive shock, resulting from an abnormal distribution of blood flow *** Septic shock, a result of severe infection **** Toxic shock syndrome, a specific type of severe infection *** Anaphylactic shock, a result of severe allergic reaction *** Neurogenic shock, due to a high spinal cord injury disrupting the sympathetic nervous system ** Hypovolemic shock, resulting from an insufficient blood volume *** Hemorrhagic shock, from a large volume lost to bleeding **Obstructive shock, resulting from mechanical obstruction of blood flow * Cold shock response of organisms to sudden cold, especially cold water * Electric shock ** Defibrillation, electric shock to restore heart rhythm ** Electroconvulsive therapy or shock treatment, psychiatric treatment * Hydrostatic shock, from ballistic impact * Insulin shock or diabetic hypoglycemia, from too much insulin ** Insulin shock therapy, purposely induced insulin shock, obsolete therapy * Osmotic shock, caused by solute concentration around a cell
===Physical sciences=== * Shock (mechanics), a sudden acceleration or deceleration ** Shock absorber ** Shock mount ** Shock wave *** Oblique shock * Shock (fluid dynamics), an abrupt discontinuity in the flow field * Bow shock, in planetary science and astronomy * Electric shock * Shock chlorination of water to reduce bacteria and algae * Shocks and discontinuities (magnetohydrodynamics) * Thermal shock
===Social sciences=== * Shock (economics), an unpredicted event that affects an economy **Demand shock ** Supply shock * Culture shock, in social psychology * Shock value, in popular psychology
===Collective noun=== *Shock, a historic commercial term for a group of 60, see English numerals#Special names * Stook, or shock of grain, stacked sheaves
==Places== * Shock, West Virginia, an unincorporated US community
==People== ===People with the given name or nickname=== * Shock or Harry Del Rios (born 1973), American professional wrestler * Shock G or Gregory E. Jacobs (1963–2021), American musician and rapper
===People with the surname=== * Shock (surname)
==Arts, entertainment, and media== ===Categories and genres=== * Shock art * Shock jock, deliberately offensive broadcaster * Shock rock, a genre of rock music * Shock site, deliberately offensive website
===Films=== * ''The Shock'' (film), a 1923 silent film * ''Shock'' (1934 film), starring Ralph Forbes * ''Shock'' (1946 film), starring Vincent Price * ''Shock'' (1977 film), an Italian film * ''Shock'' (2004 film), a Tamil film starring Prashanth Thyagarajan * ''Shock'' (2006 film), a Telugu film
===Music=== ====Groups and labels==== * Shock (troupe), an English music/mime/dance group * Shock Records, an Australian record label
====Artists==== * Culture Shock (musician), British producer and DJ * Minotaur Shock, British electronica musician * ShockOne, Australian producer and DJ * Stefie Shock, Canadian singer-songwriter
====Albums==== * ''Shock'' (The Motels album), 1985 * ''Shock'' (Tesla album), 2019
====Songs==== * "Shock" (Beast song), a 2010 song by South Korean boy band Beast * "Shock" (Fear Factory song), a 1998 song by Fear Factory * "Shock" (The Motels song), 1985 * "Shock", a 1987 song by The Psychedelic Furs from ''Midnight to Midnight'' * "Shock!", a 2022 song by Sakanaction from ''Adapt'' * "Shock!", a 2010 song by the Japanese band Cute * "Shock (Unmei)", a 2009 song by Meisa Kuroki
===Other arts, entertainment, and media=== * Elektra Shock, New Zealand drag performer * ''Shock: Social Science Fiction'', role-playing game * ''Shock Theater'', a 1950s and 1960s American television film series * ''Shock'' (novel), a 2001 novel by Robin Cook * Shock (character), a Marvel Comics supervillain * ''Shock'' (journal), a medical journal * ''Shock'' (musical), a Japanese stage musical series * ''The Shock'' (TV program), an Arabic-language hidden-camera show * Shock Gibson, a comic book superhero * "Shock" (''The Gentle Touch''), a television episode
==Military== * Shock and awe, display of force to destroy an opponent's will to fight * Shock tactics, a close quarter battle tactic * Shock troops, who apply shock tactics
==Sports and teams== * San Francisco Shock, a professional Overwatch League team * Shock Linwood, American college running back * Spokane Shock, an arena football team based in Spokane, Washington, US * Tulsa Shock, a WNBA professional women's basketball team ** Detroit Shock, previous name of Tulsa Shock
==See also== * {{lookfrom}} * {{intitle}} * Schock (disambiguation) * Shock therapy (disambiguation) * Shocked (disambiguation) * Shocker (disambiguation) * Shocking (disambiguation)
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