CNET CNET Instinctual Variants & Subtypes

Question 1

What are the three instinctual variants recognized in the Enneagram system used in CNET training?

Accepted Answer

Self-Preservation, Sexual (One-to-One), and Social

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Survival, Relational, and Communal

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Physical, Emotional, and Mental

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Introverted, Extroverted, and Ambiverted

Question 2

A CNET teacher has a client who is a Type 2 but seems surprisingly assertive and even aggressive in their giving. Which subtype is most likely?

Accepted Answer

Sexual (One-to-One) Type 2

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Self-Preservation Type 2

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Social Type 2

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Counterphobic Type 2

Question 3

Why is teaching instinctual variants important in CNET certification preparation?

Accepted Answer

Variants explain why two people of the same type can look dramatically different

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Variants completely replace the core type system in advanced teaching

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Variants are only relevant for Types 3, 6, and 9

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Variants indicate which Enneagram school a student belongs to

Question 4

The Social instinct, when identified as dominant, primarily orients a person toward:

Accepted Answer

Group belonging, rank, and contribution to the collective

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Physical safety and resource management

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Intimate one-on-one bonds and attraction

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Spiritual meaning and existential security

Question 5

In CNET training, what is the 'countertype' subtype and why is it significant for teaching?

Accepted Answer

The subtype that exhibits behaviors opposite to the typical expression of its core type, making it the hardest to recognize

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The subtype that integrates first and fastest into higher Enneagram health

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The subtype that matches the average description in most textbooks

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The subtype that appears only in Type 6 and Type 9

Question 6

The Self-Preservation instinct, when dominant, focuses attention primarily on:

Accepted Answer

Practical needs like health, security, comfort, and material resources

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Social status and group acceptance

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Intimate relationships and attraction

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Philosophical meaning and purpose