Shock (disambiguation)
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Human sciences
- Shock valueShock valueShock value is the potential of an action , image, text, or other form of communication to provoke a reaction of disgust, shock, anger, fear, or similar negative emotions.-Shock value as humor:...
, in popular psychology - Culture shockCulture shockCulture shock is the anxiety, feelings of frustration, alienation and anger that may occur when a person is emplaced in a new culture.One of the most common causes of culture shock involves individuals in a foreign country. Culture shock can be described as consisting of one or more distinct phases...
, in social psychology - Future shockFuture ShockFuture Shock is a book written by the futurist Alvin Toffler in 1970. In the book, Toffler defines the term "future shock" as a certain psychological state of individuals and entire societies. His shortest definition for the term is a personal perception of "too much change in too short a period of...
, 1970 book written by the sociologist and futurist Alvin Toffler
Medicine
- Shock (circulatory), circulatory medical emergency
- Acute stress reactionAcute stress reactionAcute stress reaction is a psychological condition arising in response to a terrifying or traumatic event...
, often termed "shock" by laypersons, a psychological condition in response to terrifying events - Cold shock responseCold shock responseCold shock response is the physiological response of organisms to sudden cold, especially cold water.-Myth of sudden hypothermia:In humans, cold shock response is perhaps the most common cause of death from immersion in very cold water, such as by falling through thin ice...
, physiological response of organisms to sudden cold, especially cold water. - Shell shock, or combat stress reactionCombat stress reactionCombat stress reaction , in the past commonly known as shell shock or battle fatigue, is a range of behaviours resulting from the stress of battle which decrease the combatant's fighting efficiency. The most common symptoms are fatigue, slower reaction times, indecision, disconnection from one's...
- Spinal shockSpinal shockSpinal shock was first defined by Whytt in 1750 as a loss of sensation accompanied by motor paralysis with initial loss but gradual recovery of reflexes, following a spinal cord injury – most often a complete transection. Reflexes in the spinal cord caudal to the SCI are depressed or absent ,...
, loss of sensation and movement functions following a spinal cord injury
Physical sciences
- Bow shockBow shockA bow shock is the area between a magnetosphere and an ambient medium. For stars, this is typically the boundary between their stellar wind and the interstellar medium....
, in planetary science - Electric shockElectric shockElectric Shock of a body with any source of electricity that causes a sufficient current through the skin, muscles or hair. Typically, the expression is used to denote an unwanted exposure to electricity, hence the effects are considered undesirable....
- Shock (mechanics)Shock (mechanics)A mechanical or physical shock is a sudden acceleration or deceleration caused, for example, by impact, drop, kick, earthquake, or explosion. Shock is a transient physical excitation....
- Shock absorberShock absorberA shock absorber is a mechanical device designed to smooth out or damp shock impulse, and dissipate kinetic energy. It is a type of dashpot.-Nomenclature:...
- Shock waveShock waveA shock wave is a type of propagating disturbance. Like an ordinary wave, it carries energy and can propagate through a medium or in some cases in the absence of a material medium, through a field such as the electromagnetic field...
, one example being a sonic boom- Oblique shockOblique shockAn oblique shock wave, unlike a normal shock, is inclined with respect to the incident upstream flow direction. It will occur when a supersonic flow encounters a corner that effectively turns the flow into itself and compresses. The upstream streamlines are uniformly deflected after the shock wave...
- Oblique shock
- Shock absorber
- Static shockStatic ShockStatic Shock is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It premiered in September 2000 on the Kids' WB! block and ran for four seasons, with a total of 52 half-hour episodes....
People
- Sir Maurice ShockMaurice ShockSir Maurice Shock was a British university administrator and educationalist.Maurice Shock was educated at King Edward VI Aston in Birmingham.During his early career, Maurice Shock worked for British intelligence...
(born 1936), British educator - Stefie ShockStefie ShockStefie Shock is a Québécois singer-songwriter.-Profile:Previously a Montreal disc jockey, Shock crafts a modern sound, notably with funk and pop influences. He sings in a low, conspiratorial voice; prominently inspired by his idol, French singer Serge Gainsbourg...
(born 1969), Canadian musician - Shock (born 1972), American fighter a.k.a. Harry Del RiosHarry Del RiosHarry Del Rios is an American professional wrestler. Rios is best known as the Spellbinder, however, he has competed under many other ring names during his career....
Books
- Shock (novel)Shock (novel)Shock is a novel written by Robin Cook in 2001. Its a medical science fiction woven around a fertility clinic that uses unethical means to get rich.-Plot introduction:...
, a 2001 novel by Robin Cook - System Shock (Doctor Who)System Shock (Doctor Who)System Shock is an original novel written by Justin Richards and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Fourth Doctor, Sarah and Harry and is followed by the BBC Books Past Doctor Adventures novel Millennium Shock, also by...
, a Doctor Who novel - The Shock DoctrineThe Shock DoctrineThe Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism is a 2007 book by Canadian author Naomi Klein, and is the basis of a 2009 documentary by the same name....
, a book by Naomi Klein
Film
- Shock (1946 film)Shock (1946 film)-Plot:The film tells the story of a psychiatrist, Dr. Cross , who is treating a young woman, Janet Stewart , who is in a coma-state, brought on when she heard loud arguing, went to her window and saw a man strike his wife with a candlestick and kill her. It also stars Lynn Bari as Dr...
, starring Vincent Price - Shock (1977 film)Shock (1977 film)Shock is an Italian horror film directed by Italian horror director Mario Bava. This was Bava's last film before he died of a heart attack in 1980...
, a 1977 Italian film - Shock (2004 film), a 2004 Tamil film starring Prashanth Thyagarajan
- Shock (2006 film), a 2006 Telugu film
- The Shock (1923 film)The Shock (1923 film)The Shock is a 1923 film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Lon Chaney as a cripple named Wilse Dilling. The film was based on a story by William Dudley Pelley...
, a 1923 silent film
Games
- Shock: Social Science FictionShock: Social Science FictionShock: Social Science Fiction is a pen-and-paper indie RPG about the effects of the shock of cultural change on the individuals who make up that culture...
, an independent role-playing game by Joshua A.C. Newman - System ShockSystem ShockSystem Shock is a first-person action-adventure video game developed by Looking Glass Technologies and published by Origin Systems. Released in 1994, the game is set aboard the fictional Citadel Station in a cyberpunk vision of 2072...
, a computer/video game
Music
- "Shock" (Beast song)Shock (Beast song)"Shock" is a song by the South Korean boy group Beast. It's the first single from their second EP "Shock of the New Era" which was released on March 1, 2010 along with the EP. The song introduced a new genre called Rocktronic, which is a combination of rock and electronic music.A Japanese version...
, a song by south Korean boy band Beast - "Shock!Shock!is the eleventh major single by Japanese idol pop group C-ute. It was released on January 6, 2010, in both normal and limited editions, the limited edition containing a DVD with a version of the "Shock!" PV on it and coming with a different cover. The first press of each edition also contained a...
" (C-ute song), a song by the Japanese band C-ute - "Shock", a song by The Psychedelic Furs from Midnight to MidnightMidnight to MidnightMidnight to Midnight is the fifth studio album by the English rock band The Psychedelic Furs, released in 1987. It featured the hit "Heartbreak Beat", written by Richard Butler, John Ashton, and Timothy Butler, which released as a single, was the sole U.S...
- Shock (album)Shock (album)Shock is the fifth studio album by the band The Motels, recorded in 1984 and 1985 and released in August 1985.-Track listing:#"Shock" - 4:30#"Shame" - 4:12#"Hungry" - 4:21...
a 1985 album by The MotelsThe MotelsThe Motels are a New Wave music band from the Los Angeles area best known for "Only the Lonely" and "Suddenly Last Summer", each of which peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982 and 1983, respectively. Their song "Total Control" reached #4 on the Australian charts in 1980... - Shock (troupe)Shock (troupe)Shock is a music/mime/dance/pop group that was notable in the early 1980s for supporting English pop groups such as Gary Numan, Adam and the Ants, Depeche Mode and Famous Names, led by Steve Fairnie....
, a rock/mime/burlesque/music troupe - Shock RecordsShock RecordsShock Records is Australia's largest independent record label. It helps distribute records from overseas records labels such as Epitaph Records, and also for small record labels designed specifically for that band such as Cement Records...
, an Australian record label - SHOCK Entertainment, a Miami-based concert promotion and event marketing firm
Other uses
- Shock (economics)Shock (economics)In economics a shock is an unexpected or unpredictable event that affects an economy, either positively or negatively. Technically, it refers to an unpredictable change in exogenous factors—that is, factors unexplained by economics—which may have an impact on endogenous economic variables.The...
, an unexpected or unpredictable event that affects an economy - Shock siteShock siteA shock site is a website that is intended to be offensive, disgusting and/or disturbing to its viewers, containing materials of high shock value which is also considered distasteful and crude, and is generally of a pornographic, scatological, extremely violent, insulting, painful, profane, or...
, a website that is intended to be offensive or shocking to most viewers - Shock tacticsShock tacticsShock tactics, shock tactic or Shock attack is the name of an offensive maneuver which attempts to place the enemy under psychological pressure by a rapid and fully committed advance with the aim of causing their soldiers to retreat...
, a close quarter battle tactic, usually done by specially trained shock troops - Shock troopsShock troopsShock troops or assault troops are formations created to lead an attack. "Shock troop" is a loose translation of the German word Stoßtrupp...
, troops trained for shock tactics, usually heavy cavalry or infantry - The Tulsa Shock, a WNBA professional women's basketball team
- The Detroit ShockDetroit ShockThe Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion...
, its previous incarnation before moving to Tulsa
- The Detroit Shock
See also
- SchockSchockSchock is a surname.Those bearing it include:* Rudolf Schock , German tenor* Rolf Schock , philosopher and artist* Ron Schock , Canadian ice hockey player* Harriet Schock , U.S. singer/songwriter...
- ShockedShocked"Shocked" is a dance pop song written by Stock, Aitken & Waterman for Kylie Minogue's third studio album Rhythm of Love . It was produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman and received a positive reception from music critics...
- ShockingShockingShocking is an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse, trained by Mark Kavanagh, who won the 149th Melbourne Cup on 3 November 2009 by three-quarters of a length.-Pedigree:...
, an Australian racehorse - SchachtSchachtSchacht is a German surname, derived from the common noun meaning "mine shaft".Those bearing it include:* Hjalmar Schacht , German financial expert during the time of Hitler* Joseph Schacht , Jewish Islamic scholar...
- ShackShackA shack is a type of small house, usually in a state of disrepair. The word may derive from the Nahuatl word xacalli or "adobe house" by way of Mexican Spanish xacal/jacal, which has the same meaning as "shack". It was a common usage among people of Mexican ancestry throughout the U.S...
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