Shock

Shock may refer to:

Medical conditions

*Shock (circulatory), a circulatory medical emergency
*Acute stress reaction, often termed 'shock' by laypersons, a psychological condition in response to terrifying events
*Post-traumatic stress disorder, a long-term complication of acute stress reaction

Other meanings

*Shock (economics), an unexpected or unpredictable event that affects an economy
*Shocks (Image Processing)
*Electric shock
*Shock (mechanics)
**short for "Shock absorber"
**Shock wave, one example being a sonic boom
*Shock site, a website that is intended to be offensive or shocking to most viewers
*Shock tactics, a close quarter battle tactic, usually done by specially trained shock troops.
*Shock troops, troops trained for shock tactics, usually heavy cavalry or infantry
*The Detroit Shock, a professional women's basketball team

In the arts

*Shock (troupe), a rock/mime/burlesque/music troupe
*"Shock" (1946 film), starring Vincent Price
*"Shock" (novel), a 2001 novel by Robin Cook
*"Shock" (2004 film), a 2004 Tamil film starring Prashanth Thyagarajan
*"Shock" (2006 film), a 2006 Telugu film
*"The Shock" (1923 film), a 1923 silent film
*Shock Records, an Australian record label

ee also

*Culture shock
*Future shock
*Sticker shock
*Combat stress reaction, or "shell shock"