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Shoulder surfing refers to fraudsters who look over the shoulder of unsuspecting individuals, and capture personal details to facilitate identity fraud.

Deutsch: Schüchternheit / Español: Timidez / Português: Timidez / Français: Timidité / Italian: Timidezza

Shyness in the psychology context refers to a feeling of apprehension, discomfort, or inhibition in social situations. It is characterized by a tendency to avoid social interactions or to feel anxious and awkward when these interactions are unavoidable. Shyness can affect people of all ages and can range from mild to severe.

SI is the abbreviations of Shock incarceration, a short-term, high-intensity confinement intended to shock convicts into disciplined lifestyles.

SIB is the abbreviations of Self-injurious Behavior referring to severe and sometimes life-threatening acts that cause damage to the subject"s own body, such as head banging,

Sickle cell anemia refers to a group of inheritable genetic conditions in which there is an abnormality of the hemoglobin - the protein in the red blood cells that carries oxygen to the various organs of the body.

SIECUS (abbreviations of Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States) is an organization devoted to fostering sex education.

Sight words refer to the words a child can recognize on sight without aid of phonics or other word-attack skills.

Sigmund Freud (Austrian, 1856–1939) refers to a neuroscientist in the late 1890's, who was the first to draw attention to the possibility that illness could have psychological causes.