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Might overlap with the [[Dope Slap]]. May also be used on a [[Hysterical Woman]]. Similar in spirit, but not so much in execution, to [[Don't Make Me Take My Belt Off]]. Compare with [[Quit Your Whining]], in which it is verbal, but this trope can be used to "spicen" it up. If you need to lay a full-on beating to snap someone out of it, see [[Beat the Curse Out of Him]].
The ''[[Myth Busters]]'' tested a myth based on this trope and found that—at least when dealing with someone who's merely tired and frazzled rather than suffering from a more serious condition—a slap to the face ''does'' help the slapped person to focus on the task at hand and perform better. Apparently the idea is to invoke the 'fight or flight' response by temporarily boosting adrenaline and related hormones. Nevertheless, it should be applied with extreme caution, as [[
For reassembling after destruction, see [[Pulling Themselves Together]]. Also not to be confused with [[A Date with Rosie Palms]].
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* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!/Anime And Manga|Anime And Manga]]
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=== Fan Fiction ===
* Gohan actually had to punch Goku in the cheek in an attempt to get Goku to snap out of [[Heroic BSOD|being frozen in terror]] after {{spoiler|Vegeta went Super Saiyan 3}} in ''Goku's Wish: The Return of Broly.'' Subverted in that it doesn't quite work.
* In [[Dragon Age: The Crown of Thorns]], the [[Wise Prince]] protagonist applies a very strong backhand to Faren, the dwarven commoner, in order to snap him out of a serious case of shut-down brain that the latter ended up in after being shoved into his worst nightmare by the Sloth Demon. He follows it with a [[Cooldown Hug]] of epic proportions. [[Big Brother Mentor]] indeed.
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* Japanese wrestling legend (and new [[WWE]] Hall Of Fame inductee) Antonio Inoki is/was known for this... among other types of hitting.
* When Maria kept worrying over her tag team match with John Cena, he kissed her to shut her up.
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=== Puppet Shows ===
* In the [[Direct to Video]] ''[[The Muppets|Muppet Classic Theater]]'', during the Rumpelstiltskin rendition, Piggy's father gets a little overboard trying to introduce himself and his daughter to the king.
{{quote|'''Miller:''' She is Piggy, Miller's Daughter. And I am her father, Miller, Piggy's Father, your Majesty. No, wait ''I'' am not the majesty, ''You're'' the majesty, and this is my daughter, Piggy, and this is--
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=== Radio ===
* Parodied in ''You'll Have Had Your Tea: The Doings Of Hamish And Dougal'' episode "Trapped!":
{{quote|'''Hamish''': Help! We're trapped between floors! Help!
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=== Tabletop Games ===
* Fairly common among the Imperial Guard of ''[[Warhammer 40000]]''. When they're not being executed for cowardice, that is.
** ''[[Only War]]'', naturally, has several variations of this. Ranging from the Sergeant's Sweeping Order "Snap Out of It!" (shouts at all subordinates within communication range and if does it right, [[Standard Status Effects|Pinning or Fear effects]] on them end, so they may act normally from the next turn), and up to Summary Execution by the Commissar that motivates the rest. Plus several [[Bottled Resolve|combat drugs]].
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=== Real Life ===
* General George S. Patton once famously slapped a young soldier who seemed to be suffering from shell shock (it turned out later he had malaria). It almost ended his career, proving that this [[Don't Try This At Home|isn't a good idea to try for real]].
** As a side note, the soldier Patton slapped later said, "He was probably pretty well worn out himself." Combat can do strange things to people. Patton's popularity saved him.
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