Instructions:
Listed below are 45 statements. Next to each one, indicate how well it reflects what you are like as a person. The person here is not your social self, family self, or school self, but the self inside that you know to be the most authentic expression of who you are.
1 = Not like me at all
2 = Not very much like me
3 = A little bit like me
4 = Frequently like me
5 = Almost always like me
____1. It's most important for me to be morally correct. I want to do the right thing for the right reasons.
____2. How others see me is important
____3. I focus more on goals than relationships.
____4. I want to understand myself. I want others to understand me as well.
____5. I am very observant, seeing things most people overlook.
____6. I am a traditionalist, strongly identifying with groups, institutions and friends.
____7. I am unpredictable, spontaneous and fun-loving.
____8. I am direct, able to take charge when necessary.
____9. Keeping the peace is very important to me.
____10. I try to achieve perfection in my work. Others should do the same.
____11. I wouldn't want to live with people who don't care about or appreciate me.
____12. It's important that I make something of myself.
____13. Beauty and taste are important to me. My physical surroundings strongly influence my moods.
____14. I have a deep desire to gain knowledge and understand the world around me.
____15. I am severely hurt when betrayed by others.
____16. In my opinion, people need to lighten up.
____17. I enjoy opposition and confrontation.
____18. I avoid disagreement and confrontation whenever I can.
____19. I tend to be formal and idealistic.
____20. It's important that I make people feel comfortable and welcome.
____21. I try to make good first impressions on people.
____22. I'm easily bothered or hurt by intrusions.
____23. I hold on tightly to what I have acquired.
____24. I need people to give me clear-cut guidelines so I know where I stand.
____25. I like and enjoy people and they usually enjoy me.
____26. I hate being used or manipulated by others.
____27. I'm usually perceived as friendly and easy going, though on occasion I can be extremely stubborn.
____28. I get upset when people break the rules.
____29. People sometimes see me as an interference, when I'm only trying to help.
____30. I can adapt to whatever group of people I am with.
____31. I am often envious of what others have.
____32. Being alone is not a problem for me. I love my privacy.
____33. I am more sensitive to danger and threat than most other people.
____34. I really hate being bored, having no plans and having nothing to do.
____35. I need to be in control and exhibit my strengths.
____36. I prefer to be optimistic rather than pessimistic.
____37. I do what I say I will do almost all of the time.
____38. I easily show my feelings.
____39. I'm competitive.
____40. I often appear melancholy, sad or emotionally intense.
____41. I have a tendency to intellectualize my problems.
____42. I am a practical meat and potatoes kind of person.
____43. I enjoy physical activity.
____44. I emphasize practical results over abstract ideals.
____45. I often need help or encouragement to get started on things. Once I get started, I'm usually OK. Getting started is the problem.
Scoring:
The numbers of the preceding statements have been arranged into columns. Next to each statement number, place the numerical value you gave to it reflecting your level of agreement.
|
1. THE |
2. THE NURTURING HELPER |
3.THE MOTIVATING STAR |
4. THE SENSITIVE ARTIST |
5.THE OBSERVANT THINKER | 6.THE WARY LOYALIST |
7. THE |
8. THE ASSERTIVE LEADER | 9.THE EASY GOING PEACE MAKER |
|
1.____ |
2.____ 11.____ 20.____ 29.____ 38.____ |
3.____ 12.____ 21.____ 30.____ 39.____ |
4.____ 13.____ 22.____ 31.____ 40.____ |
5.____ 14.____ 23.____ 32.____ 41.____ |
6._____ 15.____ 24.____ 33.____ 42.____ |
7.____ 16.____ 25.____ 34.____ 43.____ |
8.____ 17.____ 26.____ 35.____ 44.____ |
9.____ 18.____ 27.____ 36.____ 45.____ |
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TOTAL= _______ |
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My highest score is _____ under the____________________ column
To discover what your enneagram type is like, read the descriptions below.
Rational, hardworking, ethical, serious, emotionally rigid, or unexpressive; can be wise and discerning; often impatient, angry and humourless.
Click here for more information about The Perfect Idealist "One"
Caring and nurturing; friendly, self-sacrificing and altruistic; can also be possessive. proud and manipulative, creating dependency relationships.
Ckick here for more information about The Nurturing Helper "Two"
Adaptable and chameleon-like; motivated by success; ambitious and image conscious; can be overly competitive; emotionally shallow driven, opportunistic and arrogant
Click here for more information about The Motivating Star" Three"
Typically shy and introverted; quiet and gentle, inspired and creative; sees self as special, introspective; can be moody, melancholic, inhibited and self-pitying.
Click here for more information about The Sensitive Artist "Four"
Intellectual, insightful and curious; independent and innovative; great capacity for knowledge and system building; can be emotionally distant, isolated, eccentric and awkward with people.
Click here for more information about The Observant Thinker "Five"
Dependable and trustworthy; committed, reliable, security oriented, dependent on others, endearing; can be defensive and suspicious, creating in and out groups; may hide fear by acting tough.
Click here for more information about The Wary Loyalist "Six"
Usually energetic and enthusiastic with a real joie de vivre; playful and spontaneous, likable and optimistic, can be infantile, excessive and self-centred or insensitive to others.
Click here for more information about The Enthusiastic Generalist "Seven"
Aggressive, powerful, forthright and decisive, strong assertive and resourceful; can become belligerent and confrontational; overly controlling.
Click here for more information about The Assertive Leader "Eight"
Stable, accommodating and trusting; blends into surroundings; at one with the world; avoids conflicts, minimizes upset; can also be stubborn, inattentive, impenetrable and neglectful.
Click here for more information about The Easygoing Peacemaker "Nine"
Source: Adapted from Riso, Don Richard with Russ Hudson, Personality Types:Using the Enneagram for Self Discovery,1996. Houghton Mifflin and Baron, Renee and Elizabeth Wagele, The Enneagram Made Easy, 1994, Harper Collins
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