superstimulated a social experience for the central nervous 
system to endure.

     In relation to that only too plausible cause of such 
development, we can return to the Narcissus theme. For if 
Narcissus is numbed by his self-amputated image, there is a 
very good reason for the numbness. There is a close parallel of 
response between the patterns of physical and psychic trauma 
or shock. A person suddenly deprived of loved ones and a 
person who drops a few feet unexpectedly will both register 
shock. Both the loss of family and a physical fall are extreme 
instances of amputations of the self. Shock induces a 
generalized numbness or an increased threshold to all types of 
perception. The victim seems immune to pain or sense.

     Battle shock created by violent noise has been adapted