mental shock
31Shock (1977 film) — Infobox Film name = Shock image size = caption = director = Mario Bava producer = Turi Vasile writer = Lamberto Bava Dardano Sacchetti narrator = starring = Daria Nicolodi John Steiner David Colin Jr. Ivan Rassimov music = cinematography = Mario… …
32shock therapy — (also shock treatment) noun treatment of chronic mental conditions by electroconvulsive therapy or by inducing physiological shock …
33shock treatment — /ˈʃɒk tritmənt/ (say shok treetmuhnt) noun 1. a method of treating certain mental disorders, as schizophrenia, by shocks induced either by drugs or by electroconvulsive therapy. 2. Colloquial any sudden or violent action as a brutal verbal… …
34shock therapy — noun Date: 1917 the treatment of mental disorder by the artificial induction of coma or convulsions through use of drugs or electric current called also shock treatment …
35shock treatment — also shock ther.a.py noun (U) treatment of mental illness using powerful electric shocks …
36shock — A concussion or violent jarring. A sudden agitation of body or mind; a physical or mental manifestation of disturbance. A severe disturbance of the mind from distress or surprise. A disorder in the system of blood circulation, resulting from… …
37History of mental disorders — The history of mental disorder spans prehistoric times, ancient civilisations, the Middle Ages, the early modern period, the enlightenment and modern times.Prehistoric timesThere is limited evidence by which to judge the existence or nature of… …
38shell shock — Synonyms and related words: accident neurosis, anaphylactic shock, anxiety hysteria, anxiety neurosis, association neurosis, battle fatigue, blast neurosis, combat fatigue, compensation neurosis, compulsion neurosis, conversion hysteria,… …
39hypovolemic shock — shock resulting from insufficient blood volume for the maintenance of adequate cardiac output, blood pressure, and tissue perfusion. Without modification the term refers to absolute hypovolemic shock caused by acute hemorrhage or excessive fluid… …
40shell shock — mental disturbance which comes from exposure to the terror of a battle field …
