Shock facts for kids

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

Last names

• Aaron Schock, member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing the 18th district of Illinois.

In the arts

• Shock (troupe), a rock/mime/burlesque/music troupe
• Shock (1946 movie), a movie starring Vincent Price
• Shock (1977 movie), a 1977 Italian movie
• Shock (novel), a 2001 book by Robin Cook
• Shock (2004 movie), a 2004 Tamil movie starring Prashanth Thyagarajan
• Shock (2006 movie), a 2006 Telugu movie
• The Shock (1923 movie), a 1923 silent movie
• Shock Records, an Australian record label

Related pages

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