In traditional shock cases, this is generally the relieving of pain from injuries or the stopping of blood loss. In an acute stress reaction, this may be pulling a rescuer away from the emergency to calm down, or blocking the sight of an injured friend from a patient.
With this system, Pericles succeeded in keeping the courts full of jurors (Ath. Pol. 27.3), and in giving the people experience in public life. As Athens' ruler, he made the city the first and most important polis of the Greek world, acquiring a resplendent culture and democratic institutions.
As time went on, Cleisthenes was more and more ignored by Athenians, while they portrayed Theseus and Solon as their democratic founders. Cleisthenes had a rocky start in Athens. First, he machinated to oust the tyrant Hippias. Then when he was ousted, Cleisthenes faced a rival, Isagoras.