The classical error of historical Christianity is that we have never started with the value of the person . Any human condition or act that robs God of glory by stripping one of His children of their right to divine dignity . The answer is not incorrect as much as it is shallow and insulting to the human being . Or, it could be considered an innate inability to adequately value ourselves. Label it a 'negative self-image,' but do not say that the central core of the human soul is wickedness .
Sin is psychological self-abuse .
In that 'hellish' death our Lord experienced the ultimate horror-humiliation, shame, and loss of pride as a human being. A person is in hell when he has lost his self-esteem . We are born to soar. The Cross sanctifies the ego trip.