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wing personalities by taking this short and brief 10 minutes free personality
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| The Nine Types
and Four Key Descriptors |
| Reformers: |
Principled, purposeful, self-controlled & perfectionistic |
| Helpers: |
Generous, demonstrative, people-pleasing & possessive |
| Achievers: |
Adaptable, excelling, driven & image-conscious |
| Individualists: |
Expressive, dramatic, self-absorbed & temperamental |
| Investigators: |
Perceptive, innovative, secretive & isolated |
| Loyalists: |
Engaging, responsible, anxious & suspicious |
| Enthusiasts: |
Spontaneous, versatile, acquisitive & scattered |
| Challengers: |
Self-confident, decisive, willful & confrontational |
| Peacemakers: |
Receptive, reassuring, agreeable & complacent |
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| The Nine Types in Brief |
 Type One |
The Reformer |
The principled, idealistic type. Ones are conscientious and ethical, with a
strong sense of right and wrong. They are teachers, crusaders, and advocates
for change: always striving to improve things, but afraid of making a mistake.
Well-organized, orderly, and fastidious, they try to maintain high standards,
but can slip into being critical and perfectionistic. They typically have
problems with resentment and impatience. At their Best: wise,
discerning, realistic, and noble. Can be morally heroic. |
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 Type Two |
The Helper |
The caring, interpersonal type. Twos are empathetic, sincere, and warm-hearted.
They are friendly, generous, and self-sacrificing, but can also be sentimental,
flattering, and people-pleasing. They are well-meaning and driven to be close
to others, but can slip into doing things for others in order to be needed.
They typically have problems with possessiveness and with acknowledging their
own needs. At their Best: unselfish and altruistic, they have
unconditional love for others. |
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 Type Four |
The Individualist |
The introspective, romantic type. Fours are self-aware, sensitive, and reserved.
They are emotionally honest, creative, and personal, but can also be moody and
self-conscious. Withholding themselves from others due to feeling vulnerable
and defective, they can also feel disdainful and exempt from ordinary ways of
living. They typically have problems with melancholy, self-indulgence, and
self-pity. At their Best: inspired and highly creative, they are able
to renew themselves and transform their experiences. |
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 Type Five |
The Investigator |
The perceptive, cerebral type. Fives are alert, insightful, and curious. They
are able to concentrate and focus on developing complex ideas and skills.
Independent, innovative, and inventive, they can also become preoccupied with
their thoughts and imaginary constructs. They become detached, yet high-strung
and intense. They typically have problems with eccentricity, nihilism, and
isolation. At their Best: visionary pioneers, often ahead of their
time, and able to see the world in an entirely new way |
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 Type Six |
The Loyalist |
The committed, security-oriented type. Sixes are reliable, hard-working,
responsible, and trustworthy. Excellent "troubleshooters," they foresee
problems and foster cooperation, but can also become defensive, evasive, and
anxious–running on stress while complaining about it. They can be cautious and
indecisive, but also reactive, defiant and rebellious. They typically have
problems with self-doubt and suspicion. At their Best: internally
stable and self-reliant, courageously championing themselves and others. |
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 Type Seven |
The Enthusiast |
The busy, productive type. Sevens are extroverted, optimistic, versatile, and
spontaneous. Playful, high-spirited, and practical, they can also misapply
their many talents, becoming over-extended, scattered, and undisciplined. They
constantly seek new and exciting experiences, but can become distracted and
exhausted by staying on the go. They typically have problems with impatience
and impulsiveness. At their Best: they focus their talents on
worthwhile goals, becoming appreciative, joyous, and satisfied. |
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 Type Eight |
The Challenger |
The powerful, aggressive type. Eights are self-confident, strong, and assertive.
Protective, resourceful, straight-talking, and decisive, but can also be
ego-centric and domineering. Eights feel they must control their environment,
especially people, sometimes becoming confrontational and intimidating. Eights
typically have problems with their tempers and with allowing themselves to be
vulnerable. At their Best: self-mastering, they use their strength to
improve others' lives, becoming heroic, magnanimous, and inspiring. |
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The Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator (RHETI) Sampler’s 36
questions are only a part of the full, scientifically validated 144-question
Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator (RHETI, Version 2.5).
Short personality quizzes such as the RHETI Sampler cannot guarantee that your
basic personality type will be indicated, although your type will most likely
be one of the top three scores in this free quiz.
We recommend that you read the type descriptions at the end of this test, and
in the Riso-Hudson Enneagram books, to help you identify your basic personality
type. If you would like to take the full 144-item RHETI questionnaire, it is
available for $10 at the Enneagram Institute’s web site.
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