Self Esteem: The Gospel of Self Worship
(An overview of self-esteem dogma) Self-esteem is a term used in psychology to reflect a person’s overall evaluation of his or her own worth. 1 William James: The origin of self-esteem dates back to William James who created the use of the term and is generally seen as the father of modern psychology. In the late 19 century in his work ‘Principles of Psychology’ he viewed self-esteem as success divided by pretension (goals, purposes or aims.) According to James the more su