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Each Enneagram personality type is unique and distinct that has specific behavioral tendencies, fears, desires, motivations and key traits. There are overlapping traits with some types, and some people will have a wing type - meaning they will have secondary features of an adjacent type. The Enneagram is a useful tool to learn about one's personality. Compare your immediate results with a quick overview of the types below.
Enneagram Type One: The Reformer
Enneagram core type:
Type 1
The Reformer
Type Ones tend to have strong integrity, have a exacting standard, are guided by their moral code, are principled and are good at teaching and instructing others. They have an instinctive center. Their core fear is to become morally corrupt, and their core desire is to live in a just, and not corrupt world.
Type Twos tend to have considerable compassion, high levels of generosity, seeking harmony over conflict, and they have a natural predisposition towards kindness. Their actions are motivated primarily by an innate selflessness. They have a feeling center. Their core fear is being unable to help other people, and their core desire to be the center of helping others.
Type Threes tend to have considerable energy, are diligent and industrious, are goal-setters with the purpose of completing them, and they tend to seek validation through their achievements. They have a feeling center. Their core fear is not being recognized for their efforts, and their core desire is being recognized as an achiever and a hard worker.
Type Fours tend to be internally focused, highly value authenticity in themselves and in others, see themselves as unique and independent. They tend also to pursue ideals over goals, and are connected to their own sense of self and their emotions. They have a feeling center. Their core fear is not be understood or seen as an individual, and their core desire is to be understood and regarded as unique.
Key traits associated with Type 4
People with Type 4 are typically described as:
# Complex# Volatile
Enneagram Type Five: The Investigator
Enneagram core type:
Type 5
The Investigator
Type Fives tend to think before they speak, prefer routine over spontaneity, avoid displays of emotion, are often preoccupied with thoughts and are keen on theorising and analyzing their surroundings and situations. They have a thinking center. Their core fear is not be fully prepared for something, such as energy, resources or knowledge, and their core desire is bring intelligent and thorough contributions to the table.
Key traits associated with Type 5
People with Type 5 are typically described as:
# Self-Efficient# Complex
Enneagram Type Six: The Investigator
Enneagram core type:
Type 6
The Loyalist
Type Sixes tend to be respectful of traditions and beliefs, maintain life-long friendships, value honesty and openness, are good and thinking logically and problem-solving, and like safety and security. They have a thinking center. Their core fear is to be without support while under threat, and their core desire is feel that those around them are reliable and trustworthy.
Key traits associated with Type 6
People with Type 6 are typically described as:
# Suspicious# Volatile# Altruistic
Enneagram Type Seven: The Enthusiast
Enneagram core type:
Type 7
The Enthusiast
Type Seven tend to be witty conversationalists, spontaneous, happy to pursuit numerous tasks and hobbies, are able to quickly generate new plans or solutions, and have a wide circle of acquaintances. They are a thinking center. Their core fear is being stuck with their unresolved feelings, and their core desire is maintain a level of joy and interest without expectations ruining it.
Key traits associated with Type 7
People with Type 7 are typically described as:
# Spontaneous
Enneagram Type Eight: The Challenger
Enneagram core type:
Type 8
The Challenger
Type Eights tend to be honest, volatile, like strength in themselves and others but disrespect weakness, and see themselves as protectors of innocence. They have an instinctive center. Their core fear is to be powerless to stop cruel people or those who are out to harm them, and their core desire is to preserve the innocent and let them depend on them for strength.
Type Nines tend to be tolerant, compassionate and understanding, are able to accommodate to new situations when required, are attuned to others empathetically, aim to keep peace and have pleasant and amiable. They have an instinctive center. Their core fear is conflict, especially if they are the perpetrator of it, and their core desire is to be at peace and have harmony with the world.
Key traits associated with Type 9
People with Type 9 are typically described as:
# Principled# Cooperative# Team-Oriented
Chloe Yarwood, MSc
University of Chichester, Advanced Applied Psychology
Chloe Yarwood, MSc in Advanced Applied Psychology from University of Chichester. Specialist in personality type theory and developing valid personality questionnaires.