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ICD-10 many incl. R 57.
ICD-9 785

DiseasesDB 12013
MedlinePlus 000039
eMedicine emerg/531   med/285 emerg/533

MeSH D012769

For other uses, see Shock.

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Acute stress reaction (also called acute stress disorder or simply shock) is a psychological condition arising in response to a terrifying event.

"Acute Stress Response", was first described by Walter Cannon in the 1920s as a theory that animals react to threats with a
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Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the term for a severe and ongoing emotional reaction to an extreme psychological trauma.[1] The latter may involve someone's actual death or a threat to the patient's or someone else's life, serious physical injury, or threat to
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An electric shock can occur upon contact of a human's body with any source of voltage high enough to cause sufficient current flow through the muscles or hair. The minimum current a human can feel is thought to be about 1 milliampere (mA).
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A mechanical or physical shock is a sudden acceleration or deceleration caused, for example, by impact, drop, earthquake, or explosion. Shock is a transient physical excitation.

Shock is usually measured by an accelerometer.
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A shock absorber in common parlance (or damper in technical use) is a mechanical device designed to smooth out or damp a sudden shock impulse and dissipate kinetic energy. It is analogous to a resistor in an electric RLC circuit.
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shock wave (or simply "shock") is a type of propagating disturbance. Like an ordinary wave, a shock wave carries energy and can propagate through a medium (solid, liquid or gas), or, in special cases, through a field such as the electromagnetic field in the absence of a
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Shock tactics, shock tactic or Shock attack is the name of an offensive maneuver in battle in which the attacking forces engage into close combat with extreme action and massive force.
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Shock troops or assault troops are infantry formations and their supporting units, intended to lead an attack. Shock troop is a loose translation[1] of the German word Stoßtruppen.
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For other persons of the same name, see Brian Adams.


Bryan Adams OC, OBC, (born 5 November, 1959) is a Canadian rock singer, guitarist, songwriter and photographer.
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Downtown Vancouver as seen from Fairview Slopes north across False Creek

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Nickname: Van City
Motto: "By Sea, Land, and Air We Prosper"
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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.
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Shock is a 1946 film noir.

The film tells the story of a psychiatrist, Dr. Cross, (Vincent Price), who is treating a young woman, Janet Stewart (Anabel Shaw), who is in a coma-state, brought on when she heard loud arguing, went to her window
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Shock is a Tamil language horror film released in 2004. The film stars Prashanth, Meena, and Abbas. The film was directed by Thyagarajan, Prashanth's father.
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The term "Kollywood" redirects here. Kaliwood is sometimes also used to refer to the Kathmandu-based Nepali film industry.


South Asian cinema
  • Cinema of Afghanistan
  • Cinema of Bangladesh
Bengali cinema

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Prashanth Thyagarajan (born April 6, 1973 in Chennai, India) is a popular Indian actor.

Early life

Born in Chennai, India, to Thiyagarajan Pallan, an actor and director, and his wife Shanti.
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Shock (Telugu: షాక్) is a 2006 Telugu film directed by Harish Shankar. The film stars Ravi Teja and Jyothika. It was produced by Ram Gopal Varma.
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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. It is interesting to note that this is one of the few Chaney films where he gets the girl.
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Detroit Shock

Conference Eastern Conference
Founded 1998

Arena The Palace of Auburn Hills
City Auburn Hills, Michigan
Team Colors Blue, Red
Owner William Davidson
General Manager Bill Laimbeer
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Shock 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.
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Culture shock is a term used to describe the anxiety and feelings (of surprise, disorientation, confusion, etc.) felt when people have to operate within an entirely different cultural or social environment, such as a foreign country.
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Future Shock

Author Alvin Toffler
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Futurology
Publisher Random House
Publication date 1970
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
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Sticker shock is a United States term for the feeling of surprise experienced by consumers upon finding unexpectedly high prices on the price tags (stickers) of products they are considering purchasing.
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Combat stress reaction, in the past commonly known as shell shock or battle fatigue, is a military term used to categorize a range of behaviours resulting from the stress of battle which decrease the combatant's fighting efficiency.
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