Enneagram Test Enneagram Levels of Development

Question 1

Who developed the concept of Levels of Development within the Enneagram system?

Accepted Answer

Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson

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Oscar Ichazo

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Claudio Naranjo

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George Gurdjieff

Question 2

How many Levels of Development are there for each Enneagram type?

Accepted Answer

9

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3

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5

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7

Question 3

What are the three main bands that the nine Levels of Development are grouped into?

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Healthy, Average, Unhealthy

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High, Medium, Low

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Conscious, Preconscious, Unconscious

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Integrated, Stable, Disintegrated

Question 4

At Level 1 (the healthiest level) across all types, what key quality is present?

Accepted Answer

Liberation from the core fixation and expression of the type's highest gift

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Maximum control over others

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Extreme rigidity of personality structure

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Avoidance of all stress responses

Question 5

At the unhealthy levels (7–9) of development, what typically increases for all types?

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Defensiveness, rigidity, and destructive behaviors driven by the core passion

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Self-awareness and openness

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Creativity and flexibility

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Integration toward the growth point

Question 6

What triggers movement down the Levels of Development (toward less healthy functioning)?

Accepted Answer

Increased stress, fear, or perceived threat that activates the core passion and fixation

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Gaining more self-knowledge

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Developing the secondary wing

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Integration toward the growth arrow