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According to the Rogerian perspective, self-esteem is a personal judgment of worthiness. It would follow then that low self-esteem is a result of personal judgment of unworthiness. Rogerian theory suggests that people who have a consistent self-view across situations are psychologically healthier than people whose self-view is variable [...]

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The person-centered approach to therapy, developed by Carl Rogers, relies on several “core conditions” on the part of the therapist. These include unconditional positive regard of the client, empathic understanding, and congruence. When the client perceives these core conditions at least to a minimal degree, then positive therapeutic personality change [...]

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In Freudian theory, low self-esteem is the Superego’s punishment for “bad” behavior. The Superego represents the moral branch of our functioning and contains ideals for which we strive as well as punishments we expect if we violate ethical codes. It is an internal representation of the moral rules of the external [...]