Shock

Shock may refer to:

Common uses

Collective noun

Shock, a historic commercial term for a group of 60, see English numerals#Specialized numbers
Stook, or shock of grain, stacked sheaves

Healthcare

Shock (circulatory), circulatory 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
- Hemorrhagic shock, from a large volume of blood loss
- Spinal shock, due to a high spinal cord injury disrupting the sympathetic nervous system
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
Psychological shock or acute stress reaction, to terrifying events
- Shell shock, soldiers' reaction to battle trauma

Physical sciences

Shock (mechanics), a sudden acceleration or deceleration
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

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 (born 1963), American musician and rapper

People with the surname

Maurice Shock (born 1936), British educator
Ron Shock (1942–2012), American comedian and storyteller
Stefie Shock (born 1969), Canadian musician
Susy Shock (born 1968), Argentine actress, writer, and singer

Arts, entertainment, and media

Categories and genres

Shock art
Shock jock, deliberately offensive broadcaster
Shock rock, a genera of rock music
Shock site, deliberately offensive website

Films

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
The Shock (1923 film), a silent film

Music

Groups and labels

Shock (troupe), an English music/mime/dance group
Shock Records, an Australian record label

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", a 1987 song by The Psychedelic Furs from Midnight to Midnight
"Shock!", a 2010 song by the Japanese band Cute
"Shock: Unmei", a 2009 song by Meisa Kuroki

Other arts, entertainment, and media

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 (journal), a medical journal
Shock (musical), a Japanese stage musical series
Shock Gibson, a fictional comic book superhero

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

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
Wichita State Shockers, the nickname of Wichita State University
San Francisco Shock, a professional Overwatch League team

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