# Shock

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'''Shock''' may refer to:

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== Common uses ==

=== Healthcare===
* [Acute stress reaction](/source/Acute_stress_reaction), also known as psychological or mental shock
** [Shell shock](/source/Shell_shock), soldiers' reaction to battle trauma
* [Circulatory shock](/source/Shock_(circulatory)), a medical emergency
** [Cardiogenic shock](/source/Cardiogenic_shock), resulting from dysfunction of the heart 
** [Distributive shock](/source/Distributive_shock), resulting from an abnormal distribution of blood flow
*** [Septic shock](/source/Septic_shock), a result of severe infection
**** [Toxic shock syndrome](/source/Toxic_shock_syndrome), a specific type of severe infection
*** [Anaphylactic shock](/source/Anaphylactic_shock), a result of severe allergic reaction
*** [Neurogenic shock](/source/Neurogenic_shock), due to a high spinal cord injury disrupting the sympathetic nervous system
** [Hypovolemic shock](/source/Hypovolemic_shock), resulting from an insufficient blood volume
*** [Hemorrhagic shock](/source/Hemorrhagic_shock), from a large volume lost to bleeding
**[Obstructive shock](/source/Obstructive_shock), resulting from mechanical obstruction of blood flow
* [Cold shock response](/source/Cold_shock_response) of organisms to sudden cold, especially cold water
* [Electric shock](/source/Electric_shock)
** [Defibrillation](/source/Defibrillation), electric shock to restore heart rhythm
** [Electroconvulsive therapy](/source/Electroconvulsive_therapy) or shock treatment, psychiatric treatment 
* [Hydrostatic shock](/source/Hydrostatic_shock), from ballistic impact
* Insulin shock or [diabetic hypoglycemia](/source/diabetic_hypoglycemia), from  too much insulin
** [Insulin shock therapy](/source/Insulin_shock_therapy), purposely induced insulin shock, obsolete therapy
* [Osmotic shock](/source/Osmotic_shock), caused by  solute concentration around a cell

===Physical sciences===
* [Shock (mechanics)](/source/Shock_(mechanics)), a sudden acceleration or deceleration 
** [Shock absorber](/source/Shock_absorber)
** [Shock mount](/source/Shock_mount)
** [Shock wave](/source/Shock_wave)
*** [Oblique shock](/source/Oblique_shock)
* [Shock (fluid dynamics)](/source/Shock_(fluid_dynamics)), an abrupt discontinuity in the flow field
* [Bow shock](/source/Bow_shock), in planetary science and astronomy
* [Electric shock](/source/Electric_shock)
* [Shock chlorination](/source/Shock_chlorination) of water to reduce bacteria and algae
* [Shocks and discontinuities (magnetohydrodynamics)](/source/Shocks_and_discontinuities_(magnetohydrodynamics))
* [Thermal shock](/source/Thermal_shock)

===Social sciences===
* [Shock (economics)](/source/Shock_(economics)), an unpredicted event that affects an economy
**[Demand shock](/source/Demand_shock)
** [Supply shock](/source/Supply_shock)
* [Culture shock](/source/Culture_shock), in social psychology
* [Shock value](/source/Shock_value), in popular psychology

===Collective noun===
*Shock, a historic commercial term for a group of 60, see [English numerals#Special names](/source/English_numerals)
* [Stook](/source/Stook), or shock of grain, stacked sheaves

==Places==
* [Shock, West Virginia](/source/Shock%2C_West_Virginia), an unincorporated US community

==People==
===People with the given name or nickname===
* Shock or [Harry Del Rios](/source/Harry_Del_Rios) (born 1973), American professional wrestler
* [Shock G](/source/Shock_G) or Gregory E. Jacobs (1963–2021), American musician and rapper

===People with the surname===
* [Shock (surname)](/source/Shock_(surname))

==Arts, entertainment, and media==
===Categories and genres===
* [Shock art](/source/Shock_art)
* [Shock jock](/source/Shock_jock), deliberately offensive broadcaster
* [Shock rock](/source/Shock_rock), a genre of rock music
* [Shock site](/source/Shock_site), deliberately offensive website

===Films===
* [''The Shock'' (film)](/source/The_Shock_(film)), a 1923 silent film
* [''Shock'' (1934 film)](/source/Shock_(1934_film)), starring Ralph Forbes
* [''Shock'' (1946 film)](/source/Shock_(1946_film)), starring Vincent Price
* [''Shock'' (1977 film)](/source/Shock_(1977_film)), an Italian film
* [''Shock'' (2004 film)](/source/Shock_(2004_film)), a Tamil film starring Prashanth Thyagarajan
* [''Shock'' (2006 film)](/source/Shock_(2006_film)), a Telugu film

===Music===
====Groups and labels====
* [Shock (troupe)](/source/Shock_(troupe)), an English music/mime/dance group
* [Shock Records](/source/Shock_Records), an Australian record label

====Artists====
* [Culture Shock (musician)](/source/Culture_Shock_(musician)), British producer and DJ
* [Minotaur Shock](/source/Minotaur_Shock), British electronica musician
* [ShockOne](/source/ShockOne), Australian producer and DJ
* [Stefie Shock](/source/Stefie_Shock), Canadian singer-songwriter

====Albums====
* [''Shock'' (The Motels album)](/source/Shock_(The_Motels_album)), 1985
* [''Shock'' (Tesla album)](/source/Shock_(Tesla_album)), 2019

====Songs====
* ["Shock" (Beast song)](/source/Shock_(Beast_song)), a 2010 song by South Korean boy band Beast
* ["Shock" (Fear Factory song)](/source/Shock_(Fear_Factory_song)), a 1998 song by Fear Factory
* ["Shock" (The Motels song)](/source/Shock_(The_Motels_song)), 1985
* "Shock", a 1987 song by The Psychedelic Furs from ''[Midnight to Midnight](/source/Midnight_to_Midnight)''
* "Shock!", a 2022 song by Sakanaction from ''[Adapt](/source/Adapt_(Sakanaction_album))''
* "[Shock!](/source/Shock!)", a 2010 song by the Japanese band Cute
* "[Shock (Unmei)](/source/Shock_(Unmei))", a 2009 song by Meisa Kuroki

===Other arts, entertainment, and media===
* [Elektra Shock](/source/Elektra_Shock), New Zealand drag performer
* ''[Shock: Social Science Fiction](/source/Shock%3A_Social_Science_Fiction)'', role-playing game
* ''[Shock Theater](/source/Shock_Theater)'', a 1950s and 1960s American television film series
* [''Shock'' (novel)](/source/Shock_(novel)), a 2001 novel by Robin Cook
* [Shock (character)](/source/Shock_(character)), a Marvel Comics supervillain
* [''Shock'' (journal)](/source/Shock_(journal)), a medical journal
* [''Shock'' (musical)](/source/Shock_(musical)), a Japanese stage musical series
* [''The Shock'' (TV program)](/source/The_Shock_(TV_program)), an Arabic-language hidden-camera show
* [Shock Gibson](/source/Shock_Gibson), a comic book superhero
* ["Shock" (''The Gentle Touch'')](/source/Shock_(The_Gentle_Touch)), a television episode

==Military==
* [Shock and awe](/source/Shock_and_awe), display of force to destroy an opponent's will to fight
* [Shock tactics](/source/Shock_tactics), a close quarter battle tactic
* [Shock troops](/source/Shock_troops), who apply shock tactics

==Sports and teams==
* [San Francisco Shock](/source/San_Francisco_Shock), a professional Overwatch League team
* [Shock Linwood](/source/Shock_Linwood), American college running back
* [Spokane Shock](/source/Spokane_Shock), an arena football team based in Spokane, Washington, US
* [Tulsa Shock](/source/Tulsa_Shock), a WNBA professional women's basketball team
** [Detroit Shock](/source/Detroit_Shock), previous name of Tulsa Shock

==See also==
* {{lookfrom}}
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* [Schock (disambiguation)](/source/Schock_(disambiguation))
* [Shock therapy (disambiguation)](/source/Shock_therapy_(disambiguation))
* [Shocked (disambiguation)](/source/Shocked_(disambiguation))
* [Shocker (disambiguation)](/source/Shocker_(disambiguation))
* [Shocking (disambiguation)](/source/Shocking_(disambiguation))

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