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The connection between skincare and self-esteem runs deeper than appearances. Skincare is not just about achieving healthy skin but also about nurturing your mental well-being. The daily act of caring for your skin reinforces self-worth and provides moments of calm in a busy world, directly impacting how you feel about yourself. Through a simple skincare routine, individuals can cultivate self-confidence and develop a positive self-image.

Skinflint refers to a person who is stingy; a miser.

Deutsch: Skinner-Box / Español: Caja de Skinner / Português: Caixa de Skinner / Français: Boîte de Skinner / Italian: Scatola di Skinner

Skinner Box is a controlled environment used in behavioral psychology to study and manipulate animal behavior. Named after B.F. Skinner, this apparatus allows researchers to conduct experiments involving operant conditioning, where subjects (typically animals like rats or pigeons) learn to associate specific actions with consequences.

Sleep is a physical and mental resting state in which a person becomes relatively inactive and unaware of the environment.

Sleep apnea refers to the disorder involving brief periods when breathing ceases during sleep.

According to Dr. William Dement, Sleep Debt is created when personal sleep requirements are not met.

Deutsch: Schlafstörung / Español: Trastorno del Sueño / Português: Distúrbio do Sono / Français: Trouble du Sommeil / Italiano: Disturbo del Sonno

In the context of psychology, a sleep disorder refers to conditions that affect the quality, timing, or duration of sleep, significantly impacting a person's overall health, mood, and ability to function.

Sleep efficiency (SE) refers to the percentage of time actually spent sleeping of the total time spent in bed.